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