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