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