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