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