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