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