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