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