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