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