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