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