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