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