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