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