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