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