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