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