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