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