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