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