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