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