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