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