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