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