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