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