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Question 1: Most classical dances of India combine three main facets namely, “Bhava”, “Raga” and “ …..
a) Svasara
b) Tala
c) Sopana
d) Mala
Question 2: Cheraw is an old traditional dance form associated with:
a) Tripura
b) Nagaland
c) Mizoram
d) Manipur
Question 3: Bonalu festival is held in the Indian state of _____
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
e) Telangana
Question 4: The ‘Ranappa’ danceis from the state of:
a) Odisha
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Punjab
Question 5: ‘Matki’ is a form of dance from the state of:
a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) West Bengal
Question 6: The ‘Ghumura’ dance is from the state of:
a) Punjab
b) Odisha
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Question 7: Kud is a form of dance from the state of ……….
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Gujarat
c) West Bengal
d) Kerala
Question 8: Where is the Punjab Lalit Kala Academy located?
a) Muktasar
b) Ludhiana
c) Patiala
d) Chandigarh
Question 9: The world famous Ajanta Caves are located in which state?
a) Orissa
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Question 10: The god of the konark temple in Orissa is
a) Sun
b) Shiva
c) Krishna
d) Brahma
Question 11: The Ajanta caves are famous for
a) Artistic statues
b) Temples
c) Painting
d) NOne of these
Question 12: Hindi is written in ………… script.
a) Devanagri
b) Roman
c) Persian
d) Pali
Question 13: The Indus Valley people venrated the
a) Bull
b) Cow
c) Garuda
d) Eagle
Question 14: Ghumar is a folk dance of
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Punjab
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Question 15: The most popular folk dance of Tamil Nadu
a) Karagam
b) Koodiyattam
c) Yakshagana
d) Kathakali
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Question 16: The traditional folk dance drama named “Dollu kunitha” belongs to which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Telangana
d) Tamil Nadu
Question 17: ”Bihu” is a famous folk dance of which Indian state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Assam
d) Punjab
Question 18: Keisabadi is a form of folk dance of ………. state in which only men cantake part.
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) Telangana
d) Sikkim
Question 19: Mohiniattam is an Indian classical dance form which evolved in the state of
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra
Question 20: Huen-tsang found Jainsim flourishing in ?
a) Orissa
b) Kashmir
c) Bengal
d) Bihar
Question 21: Sitara Devi is associated with ________________.
a) Manipuri dance
b) Kathak dance
c) Garba dance
d) Hindustani Vocal
Question 22: Where is the Bhatkhande Music College located?
a) Lucknow
b) Ahmedabad
c) Chandigarh
d) Allahabad
Question 23: Anoushka Shankar is related to which musical instrument?
a) Sitar
b) Tabla
c) Veena
d) Mohan Veena
Question 24: Jain literature is also called as _________.
a) Pitaka
b) Agam
c) Kalpa
d) Sutt
Question 25: Bharatanatyam, Kumi, Kolattam are the dance forms of which Indian state?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
Question 26: The famous classical dance style of Tamil Nadu is:
a) Bharatanatyam
b) Mohiniyattam
c) Kuchipudi
d) Kathak
Question 27: Lavani is a folk dance form of:
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Bihar
Question 28: Kalamkari painting is from which State?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Manipur
d) Maharashtra
Question 29: Madhubhani art was originated in which state?
a) Nagaland
b) Rajasthan
c) Assam
d) Bihar
Question 30: Garba is a folk dance which originated in ……….
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Bihar
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Question 31: ‘Moonwalk’, the famous dance move,is associated with:
a) Michael Jackson
b) Adele
c) Misha Bryan
d) Fred Astaire
Question 32: Kuchipudi’, a classical dance form, is associated with which state of India?
a) Mizoram
b) Nagaland
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
Question 33: “Dandia” is a popular dance of
a) Gujarat
b) Assam
c) Jharkhand
d) Maharashtra
Question 34: The Bhangra dance form is popular in which state?
a) Puducherry
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Question 35: Maand is a folk music style of
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Question 36: The painting of Padmapani Bodhisattva is found in
a) Ajanta Caves
b) Badami Caves
c) Bagh Caves
d) Ellora Caves
Question 37: Lavani dance is associated with which state?
Question 38: What is the classical Dance of Tamil Nadu?
Question 39: Kathakali is a classical dance of which state ?
Question 40: Bismillah Khan is Associated with which musical Instrument?
Question 41: Giddha is a popular dance of which state?
Question 42: ‘Paithani’ is a form of ………… from Maharashtra.
a) Dance
b) Textile weaving
c) Agriculture
d) Classical music
Question 43: The ………. dance is performed by shepherd community of Goa during Navratri.
a) Dhangar
b) Lava
c) Fugdi
d) Kolkali
Question 44: Which music uses the musical instruments Veena, Mridangam?
a) Persian music
b) Hindustani music
c) Carnatic music
d) Turkish music
Question 45: Pung Cholam is the folk dance of which state ?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
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Question 46: Pandavani folk dance is the folk dance of which state
Question 47: The Desert Festival is held in _____.
a) Barmer
b) Jaisalmer
c) Sahara
d) Thar
Question 48: Which art form was Mrinalini Sarabhai associated with?
a) Pattachitra
b) Tanjore Painting
c) Bharatnatyam
d) Madhubani Painting
Question 49: The word Tirthankara is related to which religion?
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Jainism
d) Hinduism
Question 50: The famous camel trading event is a part of this annual fair.
a) Udaipur Mela
b) Thar Mela
c) Kumbh Mela
d) Pushkar Mela
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Answers & Solutions:
1) Answer (B)
2) Answer (C)
3) Answer (E)
Bonalu is an annual festival of Telangana celebrated in Twin Cities Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam, in July/August.
4) Answer (A)
5) Answer (C)
6) Answer (B)
7) Answer (A)
8) Answer (D)
9) Answer (D)
10) Answer (A)
11) Answer (A)
12) Answer (A)
13) Answer (D)
14) Answer (D)
15) Answer (A)
16) Answer (B)
17) Answer (C)
18) Answer (C)
19) Answer (C)
Mohiniattam is an Indian classical dance form which evolved in the state of Kerala.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
20) Answer (C)
21) Answer (B)
22) Answer (A)
23) Answer (A)
24) Answer (B)
25) Answer (B)
26) Answer (A)
27) Answer (A)
28) Answer (A)
29) Answer (D)
30) Answer (A)
31) Answer (A)
32) Answer (D)
33) Answer (A)
34) Answer (C)
35) Answer (D)
36) Answer (A)
37) Answer: Maharashtra
38) Answer: Bharatnatyam
39) Answer: Kerala
40) Answer: Shehnai
41) Answer: Punjab
42) Answer (B)
43) Answer (A)
44) Answer (C)
45) Answer (B)
46) Answer: Chhattisgarh
47) Answer (B)
48) Answer (C)
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50) Answer (D)
