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