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