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