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