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