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