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