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