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