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