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