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