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