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