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