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