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