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