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