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