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