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