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