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