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