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