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