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