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