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