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