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