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