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