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