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