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