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