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