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