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