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