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