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