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