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