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