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