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