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