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