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