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