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