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