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