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