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