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