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