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