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