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