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