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