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