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