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