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