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