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