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