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