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