Enroll to CMAT 2023 Crash Course<\/a><\/p>\n Question 1:\u00a0<\/b>Chakri’ is a type of traditional music that is popular in the Indian state of ______.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Madhya Pradesh<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Rajasthan<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Jammu and Kashmir<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Punjab<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Chakri<\/strong> is one of the most popular types of traditional music<\/strong> played in Jammu & Kashmir.<\/p>\n Question 2:\u00a0<\/b>What was the earlier name of music director A.R. Rehman?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Manoj Kumar<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Dileep Kumar<\/p>\n c)\u00a0R Ramchandran<\/p>\n d)\u00a0T Vishwanathan<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n The earlier name of music director A.R. Rehman was\u00a0Dileep Kumar.<\/strong><\/p>\n => Ans – (B)<\/p>\n Question 3:\u00a0<\/b>Match the Music festivals to their states:<\/p>\n a)\u00a0a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i,e-v<\/p>\n b)\u00a0a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii,e-v<\/p>\n c)\u00a0a-ii, b-i, c-v, d-iii,e-iv<\/p>\n d)\u00a0a-v, b-i, c-iii, d-ii,e-iv<\/p>\n e)\u00a0a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i,e-v<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Hornbill is the music festival held in Nagaland. Therefore, option\u00a0C is the right answer.<\/p>\n Question 4:\u00a0<\/b>The Yazidis are:<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mythological creatures in the Bible<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mystery creatures sighted in the Greenland<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Ethnic and religious minority in Iraq<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Members of a Islamic sect in Hungary<\/p>\n e)\u00a0Ethnic and religious minority in Pakistan<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Yazidis are a religious minority who live primarily in the northern parts of Iraq. Therefore, option\u00a0C is the right answer.<\/p>\n Question 5:\u00a0<\/b>Santhara is a religious ritual of ______ community.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Sikhs<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Jews<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Jain<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Buddhists<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Santhara (fast to death) is a religious ritual of Jain<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0community.<\/p>\n => Ans – (C)<\/p>\n Question 6:\u00a0<\/b>\u201cSatyameva Jayate\u201d inscribed on one side of all Indian currency, has been derived from which of the following ancient Indian scripture?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mundaka Upanishad<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Rigveda<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Ramayana<\/p>\n d)\u00a0None of the above<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(A)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n The national motto of India ‘Satyameva Jeyate’ is derived from Mundaka Upanishad. It means truth alone triumphs. Therefore, option A is the right answer.<\/p>\n Question 7:\u00a0<\/b>Select the correct Artists \u2014 Instruments match:<\/p>\n a)\u00a0i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a<\/p>\n b)\u00a0i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c<\/p>\n c)\u00a0i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c<\/p>\n d)\u00a0i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n N. Rajam (born 1938) is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music.<\/p>\n Satish Vyas is an Indian santoor player. He is the son of the Indian classical singer C. R. Vyas. From 1978 he studied santoor with Shivkumar Sharma.<\/p>\n Ustad Vilayat Khan was an Indian classical sitar player. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang on the sitar.<\/p>\n Asad Ali Khan was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu.<\/p>\n Hence, option B is the correct answer.<\/p>\n Question 8:\u00a0<\/b>Identify the correct match of the Folk Dances and States given below:<\/p>\n a)\u00a0a-i; b-ii; c-iv; d-iii<\/p>\n b)\u00a0a-i; b-iii; c-iv; d-ii<\/p>\n c)\u00a0a-iii: b-i; c-iv; d-ii<\/p>\n d)\u00a0a-iii; b-ii; c-iv; d-i<\/p>\n 8)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Dhalo\u00a0is a popular ritual folk\u00a0dance\u00a0form Goa. Hence, option B is the correct answer.<\/p>\n Question 9:\u00a0<\/b>‘Siang Unying’ festival is mainly celebrated in which of the following Indian state?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Maharashtra<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Kerala<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Karnataka<\/p>\n 9)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n ‘Siang Unying’ festival is mainly celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh. Question 10:\u00a0<\/b>Match the following dance with their respective states. a)\u00a0(i)-(c), (ii)-(e), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b), (v)-(a)<\/p>\n b)\u00a0(i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(a)<\/p>\n c)\u00a0(i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(b), (v)-(a)<\/p>\n d)\u00a0(i)-(a), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(b), (v)-(c)<\/p>\n 10)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Pandwani \u21d2 Chhattisgarh Question 11:\u00a0<\/b>In which state is the harvest year festival Vishu celebrated?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0West Bengal<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Odisha<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Kerala<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Haryana<\/p>\n 11)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 12:\u00a0<\/b>Which form of Indian dance shows influence of Persian culture?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Bhangra<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Kathak<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Rangma<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Chhau<\/p>\n 12)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 13:\u00a0<\/b>Consider the following statements regarding to the Sattriya dance and choose the correct answer from the options given below : a)\u00a0Only (C)<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Both (A) and (B)<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Both (A) and (C)<\/p>\n d)\u00a0All the above<\/p>\n 13)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 14:\u00a0<\/b>Birhors are the type of tribes from which state of India?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Madhya Pradesh<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Gujarat<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Jharkhand<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n 14)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n Birhor means ‘jungle people’.\u00a0Birhor\u00a0tribes are\u00a0found in\u00a0Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.<\/p>\n As per the given options, option (c) is the correct answer.<\/p>\n Question 15:\u00a0<\/b>Lavani is a folk music of which state?<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Karnataka<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Odisha<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Kerala<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Maharashtra<\/p>\n 15)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(D)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
\nZiro is the name of the town in the Arunachal pradesh where the musical festival is held.
\nEscape is the musical festival held in Uttarakhand.
\nEnchanted Valley carnival is held in\u00a0Aamby valley, Maharashtra.
\nMagnetic fields is the music festival held at Alsisar Mahal, Rajasthan.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cracku.in\/media\/uploads\/83786_Y0dpV7l.png\")
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\nGiddha is a popular folk\u00a0dance\u00a0of women in Punjab region.
\nOttan\u00a0Thullal\u00a0is a\u00a0dance\u00a0and poetic performance form of Kerala.<\/p>\n
\nHence, option c is the correct answer.<\/p>\n
\nDance\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 State
\n(i) Pandwani\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(a) Odisha
\n(ii) Loor\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Uttarakhand
\n(iii) Hojagiri\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (c) Chhattisgarh
\n(iv) Garhwali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) Haryana
\n(v) Savari\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(e) Tripura<\/p>\n
\nLoor \u21d2 Haryana
\nHojagiri \u21d2 Tripura
\nGarhwali \u21d2 Uttarakhand
\nSavari \u21d2 Odisha
\nHence, option c is the correct answer.<\/p>\n
\n(A) Sattriya is a fusion of dance, drama and music.
\n(B) It follows the old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.
\n(C) It is based on various Ragas and Talas of devotional songs of Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai.<\/p>\n