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