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