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