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