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