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