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