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