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