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