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