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