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