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