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