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