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