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