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