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