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