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