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