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