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