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