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