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