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