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