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