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