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