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