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