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