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