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