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