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