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