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