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