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