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