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