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