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