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