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