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