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