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