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