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