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