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