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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 855 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bhangra (b) Ghoomar (c) Bihu (d) Dandiya Raas
  2. 2.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) teeth (c) nose (d) hands
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Lavani (b) Bihu (c) Ghoomar (d) Yakshagana
  4. 4.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Bihu (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Giddha
  5. 5.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Warli painting (b) Gond painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Madhubani painting
  6. 6.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
  7. 7.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Odissi (d) Kathakali
  8. 8.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathak (d) Bharatanatyam
  9. 9.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
  11. 11.🎭 Is Lavani a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  12. 12.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Sattriya (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Bharatanatyam
  13. 13.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  14. 14.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Warli painting
  15. 15.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) clay (b) plastic (c) glass (d) paper
  17. 17.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
  18. 18.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Bhangra (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Lavani
  19. 19.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  20. 20.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Garba (c) Bhangra (d) Yakshagana
  21. 21.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
  22. 22.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
  25. 25.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  26. 26.🎭 Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  27. 27.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Warli painting (d) Kalighat painting
  28. 28.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  30. 30.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
  31. 31.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Assam
  32. 32.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
  33. 33.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Assam (d) Manipur
  35. 35.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Assam
  36. 36.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  37. 37.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
  38. 38.🎭 Is Giddha a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Lavani (d) Manipuri

Answer key

  1. Dandiya Raas
  2. hands
  3. Ghoomar
  4. Yakshagana
  5. Gond painting
  6. West Bengal
  7. Kathakali
  8. Mohiniyattam
  9. False
  10. Sattriya
  11. folk
  12. Odissi
  13. Kathak
  14. Madhubani painting
  15. True
  16. clay
  17. Manipuri
  18. Lavani
  19. classical
  20. Garba
  21. Madhya Pradesh
  22. True
  23. False
  24. Bharatanatyam
  25. Bihar
  26. classical
  27. Warli painting
  28. False
  29. classical
  30. Tamil Nadu
  31. Assam
  32. Kerala
  33. True
  34. Assam
  35. Manipur
  36. classical
  37. Kathakali
  38. folk
  39. True
  40. Lavani

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