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