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