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