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