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