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