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