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