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