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