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