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