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