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