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