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