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