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