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