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