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