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