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