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