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