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