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