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