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