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