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