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