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