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