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