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