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