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