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