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