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