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