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