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