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