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