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