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