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