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