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