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