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