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