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