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