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