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