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