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