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