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