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