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