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