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