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