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