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