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