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