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