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