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