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