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