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