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