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