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