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