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