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