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