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