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