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