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