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