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