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