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