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