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