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