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