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