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