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