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