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