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