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