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