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