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