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