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