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