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