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