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