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