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