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