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