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