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