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