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