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