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