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