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