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