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