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