Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art
Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.
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- 1.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
- 2.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) teeth (b) nose (c) hair (d) hands
- 3.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
- 4.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Assam
- 5.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Gond painting (b) Warli painting (c) Phad painting (d) Kalighat painting
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Ghoomar (d) Kuchipudi
- 7.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
- 8.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Assam (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu
- 9.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
- 10.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
- 11.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Sattriya (d) Dandiya Raas
- 13.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar
- 14.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
- 15.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 16.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
- 17.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 18.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
- 19.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 20.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala
- 21.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) plastic (c) glass (d) paper
- 22.🎭 Is Odissi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 23.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bhangra (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Lavani (d) Yakshagana
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Sattriya (b) Garba (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Odissi
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Ghoomar (d) Kuchipudi
- 26.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 27.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Yakshagana (b) Bihu (c) Ghoomar (d) Dandiya Raas
- 28.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Punjab
- 29.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
- 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
- 33.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) roof (c) floor (d) ceiling
- 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Odisha
- 35.🎭 Is Bharatanatyam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 36.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Bhangra (b) Giddha (c) Garba (d) Ghoomar
- 37.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Gond painting
- 38.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Giddha (b) Ghoomar (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
- 39.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 40.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
Answer key
- Kuchipudi
- hands
- Kathak
- Karnataka
- Gond painting
- Ghoomar
- Gujarat
- Assam
- Uttar Pradesh
- Odissi
- Tamil Nadu
- Dandiya Raas
- Maharashtra
- Kathakali
- folk
- Assam
- classical
- Phad painting
- classical
- Manipur
- clay
- classical
- Lavani
- Garba
- Kuchipudi
- classical
- Yakshagana
- Gujarat
- False
- True
- Bihar
- Kerala
- floor
- Odisha
- classical
- Ghoomar
- Tanjore painting
- Dandiya Raas
- folk
- Sattriya
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