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