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