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