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