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