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