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