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