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