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