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