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