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