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