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