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