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