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