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