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