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