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