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