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