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