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