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