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