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