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