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