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