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