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