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