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