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