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