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