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