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