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