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