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