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