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