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