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