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