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