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