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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 887 · 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.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Odisha
  3. 3.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
  4. 4.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Yakshagana (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Dandiya Raas
  5. 5.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: the classical dance Mohiniyattam comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Phad painting
  8. 8.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  9. 9.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat
  10. 10.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Bharatanatyam
  11. 11.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) hair (c) teeth (d) nose
  12. 12.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) West Bengal
  13. 13.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  14. 14.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Lavani (b) Bhangra (c) Bihu (d) Dandiya Raas
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Manipuri (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Kathak (d) Bihu
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting
  19. 19.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) paper (b) glass (c) clay (d) plastic
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kathak (d) Sattriya
  21. 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Assam (d) Odisha
  22. 22.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Garba (b) Lavani (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Yakshagana
  23. 23.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu
  24. 24.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
  25. 25.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
  26. 26.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  27. 27.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Assam (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  28. 28.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
  29. 29.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Odissi (b) Kathak (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kuchipudi
  30. 30.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) roof (c) ceiling (d) floor
  31. 31.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
  32. 32.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Bihu (d) Giddha
  33. 33.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathakali (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi
  34. 34.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  35. 35.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Bihu (b) Garba (c) Giddha (d) Bhangra
  36. 36.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Kuchipudi
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) West Bengal

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Odisha
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Yakshagana
  5. False
  6. True
  7. Phad painting
  8. folk
  9. Gujarat
  10. Kathak
  11. hands
  12. Tamil Nadu
  13. Maharashtra
  14. Bihu
  15. Manipuri
  16. Kathak
  17. True
  18. Madhubani painting
  19. clay
  20. Sattriya
  21. Assam
  22. Lavani
  23. Tamil Nadu
  24. Manipuri
  25. Punjab
  26. Kathakali
  27. Kerala
  28. Punjab
  29. Mohiniyattam
  30. floor
  31. Karnataka
  32. Dandiya Raas
  33. Kuchipudi
  34. classical
  35. Garba
  36. False
  37. True
  38. Kathakali
  39. False
  40. Bihar

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