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