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