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