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