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