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