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