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