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