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