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