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