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