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