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