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