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