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