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