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