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