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