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