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