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