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