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