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