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