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