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