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