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