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