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