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