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