← Indian dances and art lesson New set →

Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art

GK lesson 27: Indian dances and art · Set 953 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. clay
  2. folk
  3. Odisha
  4. Dandiya Raas
  5. Gujarat
  6. False
  7. Lavani
  8. Kathak
  9. Garba
  10. classical
  11. Assam
  12. False
  13. Ghoomar
  14. Bihar
  15. hands
  16. Kathakali
  17. Rajasthan
  18. True
  19. Warli painting
  20. folk
  21. Bharatanatyam
  22. Tanjore painting
  23. Kerala
  24. Kathakali
  25. True
  26. Sattriya
  27. Odissi
  28. Manipuri
  29. Madhubani painting
  30. Madhya Pradesh
  31. False
  32. Phad painting
  33. folk
  34. Tamil Nadu
  35. Bhangra
  36. True
  37. folk
  38. Gond painting
  39. Manipur
  40. classical

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets