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