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