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