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