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