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