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