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