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