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