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