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