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