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