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