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