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