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