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