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