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