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