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