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