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