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