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