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