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