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