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