Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art
Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak β Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam β Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam β Kerala, Kuchipudi β Andhra Pradesh, Odissi β Odisha, Manipuri β Manipur, Sattriya β Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha β Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas β Gujarat, Bihu β Assam, Lavani β Maharashtra, Ghoomar β Rajasthan, Yakshagana β Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani β Bihar, Warli β Maharashtra, Gond β Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore β Tamil Nadu, Kalighat β West Bengal, Phad β Rajasthan.
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- 1.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Phad painting (b) Gond painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
- 2.π€² Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hair (b) nose (c) hands (d) teeth
- 3.π Is Kathak a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 4.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Lavani (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar
- 5.πΊ Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) ceiling (b) roof (c) floor (d) window
- 6.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Warli painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Phad painting
- 7.π Which is the odd one out? (a) Manipuri (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Ghoomar (d) Giddha
- 8.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathak (c) Kuchipudi (d) Sattriya
- 10.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
- 11.π Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 12.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Garba (c) Lavani (d) Ghoomar
- 13.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Ghoomar (b) Lavani (c) Yakshagana (d) Giddha
- 14.π¨ Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh
- 15.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Giddha come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
- 16.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting
- 18.π Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Manipur
- 19.π Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 20.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Phad painting (d) Gond painting
- 21.π Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Manipur (b) Odisha (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
- 22.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Assam
- 23.π¨ Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
- 24.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
- 25.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
- 26.π Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathak (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Manipuri
- 27.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
- 28.π¨ Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal (c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar
- 29.π Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Manipur (d) Andhra Pradesh
- 30.π Which is the odd one out? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Ghoomar (d) Kathakali
- 31.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Assam (d) Karnataka
- 32.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Sattriya (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
- 33.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
- 34.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Gond painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Warli painting (d) Madhubani painting
- 35.π Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Sattriya
- 36.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
- 37.π Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
- 38.π₯ Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
- 39.π Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 40.π Which is the odd one out? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Manipuri (c) Kuchipudi (d) Giddha
Answer key
- Phad painting
- hands
- classical
- Ghoomar
- floor
- Tanjore painting
- Manipuri
- False
- Sattriya
- Odissi
- classical
- Giddha
- Yakshagana
- Rajasthan
- Punjab
- False
- Madhubani painting
- Andhra Pradesh
- folk
- Kalighat painting
- Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- True
- Punjab
- Kathakali
- Maharashtra
- Bihar
- Manipur
- Ghoomar
- Rajasthan
- Manipuri
- Gujarat
- Gond painting
- Sattriya
- True
- Kerala
- Assam
- classical
- Giddha
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