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