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