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