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