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