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