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