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