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