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