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