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