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