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