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