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