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