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