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