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