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