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