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