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