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