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