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