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