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