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