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