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Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 742 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🎭 Is Kuchipudi a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  2. 2.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) paper (c) clay (d) plastic
  3. 3.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Ghoomar
  4. 4.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathakali
  5. 5.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
  6. 6.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu
  7. 7.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Tanjore painting (b) Phad painting (c) Gond painting (d) Kalighat painting
  8. 8.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
  9. 9.Which folk dance comes from Maharashtra? (a) Giddha (b) Lavani (c) Bihu (d) Ghoomar
  10. 10.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Warli painting
  11. 11.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Phad painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Warli painting
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Bihu (c) Odissi (d) Giddha
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Giddha
  16. 16.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Warli painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Tanjore painting
  17. 17.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) nose (c) hair (d) teeth
  19. 19.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
  20. 20.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Sattriya (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatanatyam
  21. 21.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Manipur. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Lavani (b) Manipuri (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Kathakali
  26. 26.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
  27. 27.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
  28. 28.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Yakshagana (b) Giddha (c) Garba (d) Ghoomar
  29. 29.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
  30. 30.🎭 Is Dandiya Raas a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
  31. 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Andhra Pradesh
  32. 32.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
  33. 33.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
  34. 34.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Punjab (d) Karnataka
  37. 37.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak
  38. 38.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
  39. 39.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Ghoomar (b) Yakshagana (c) Lavani (d) Dandiya Raas

Answer key

  1. classical
  2. clay
  3. Giddha
  4. Odissi
  5. Bihar
  6. Manipur
  7. Phad painting
  8. Rajasthan
  9. Lavani
  10. Tanjore painting
  11. False
  12. True
  13. Kalighat painting
  14. Odissi
  15. Manipuri
  16. Warli painting
  17. True
  18. hands
  19. Maharashtra
  20. Kuchipudi
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. Lavani
  26. Tamil Nadu
  27. classical
  28. Ghoomar
  29. Madhya Pradesh
  30. folk
  31. Odisha
  32. Kathakali
  33. West Bengal
  34. False
  35. False
  36. Karnataka
  37. Kathak
  38. Tamil Nadu
  39. False
  40. Yakshagana

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