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