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