1. Chakiar Koothu is one of the most impressive dance forms of ..
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. Goa
Ans. a
2. Which among the following is not a classical dance of India..?
a. Kuchipudi
b. Odissi
c. Manipuri
d. Rasleela
Ans. d
3. Name of Dance which was revived by Vallathol.
a. Odissi
b. Kathakali
c. Manipuri
d. Bharatanatyam
Ans. b
4. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by
a. Malaika Arora
b. Gopi Krishna
c. Uday Shankar
d. Yamini Krishnamurthy
Ans. c
5. Which of the following is a dance drama?
a. Kathak
b. Kathakali
c. Odissi
d. Manipuri
Ans. b
6. Which among the following is the folk dance popular during the harvest season in Punjab?
a. Kathak
b. Bhangra
c. Odissi
d. Garba
Ans. b
7. The popular folk dance of Uttar Pradesh is known as
a. Maang
b. Kajri
c. Baul
d. Boli
Ans. b
8. The famous folk dance prevalent in Rajasthan.. is called?
a. Ghumar
b. Gidda
c. Kathak
d. Garba
Ans. a
9. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is…
a. Ghazal
b. Dhrupad
c. Thumri
d. None of these
Ans. b
10. The Sangeet Natak Akademy fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established?
a. 1951
b. 1953
c. 1954
d. 1956
Ans. b
11. The Lalit Kala Akademy was established by the Government of India to promote understanding of Indian Art, both within and outside the country. When was it established?
a. 1951
b. 1953
c. 1954
d. 1955
Ans. c
12. India’s first talkie film produced in 1931 was
a. Shakuntala
b. Alam Ara
c. Indra Sabha
d. Neel Kamal
Ans. b
13. Chakri, Hikat, Rauf, Damali, Dandinach, Kud dances are folk dances in which state?
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Gujarat
c. Rajasthan
d. Punjab
Ans. a
14. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned Player of
a. Tabla
b. Sarod
c. Flute
d. Shehnai
Ans. c
15. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Kan associated:
a. Shehnai
b. Flute
c. Sitar
d. Tabla
Ans. c
16. Birju Maharaj is a well known exponent of
a. Manipuri dance
b. Kathakali
c. Odissi dance
d. Kathak
Ans. d
17. Yamini Krishnamurti is an accomplished exponent of
a. Kuchipudi
b. Bharatnatyam
c. Kathak
d. Odissi
Ans. b
18. Nandalal Bose is known mostly for his
a. Dances
b. Light music
c. Paintings
d. Instrumental music
Ans. c
19. Samantha Fox is associated with
a. Sports
b. Politics
c. Pop music
d. Social service
Ans. c
20. Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt,, who has won the prestigious ‘Grammy Awards’.. is an exponent in which of the following musical instrument?
a. Sarod
b. Tabla
c. Violin
d. Guitar
Ans. d
21. Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields?
a. Social service
b. Classical music
c. Classical dance
d. Sports
Ans. c
22. Vilayat Khan was associated with
a. Shehnai
b. Tabla
c. Sitar
d. Flute
Ans. c
23. Panna Lal Ghosh plays which of the following musical instruments?
a. Flute
b. Sitar
c. Violin
d. Santoor
Ans. a
24. Zaveri sisters are famous in the field of
a. Manipuri Dance
b. Mural Paintings
c. Classical Music
d. Sculpture
Ans. a
25. ‘Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Classical Music
d. Sculpture
Ans. a
26. The folk theatre of Karnataka is
a. Bhagwat Mela
b. Yaksagana
c. Bhavai
d. Koodiattam
Ans. b
27. Thillana is a format of
a. Kuchipudi
b. Odissi
c. Bharatnatyam
d. Kathak
Ans. c
28. ‘Natya-Shastra’- the main source of India’s classical dances was written by
a. Bharat Muni
b. Tandu Muni
c. Narad Muni
d. Abhinav Gupta
Ans. a
29. Most ancient musical instrument among the following is
a. Sarod
b. Tabla
c. Sitar
d. Veena
Ans. d
30. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sankranti?
a. Kerala
b. Punjab
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu
Ans. c
31. Which of the following musical instruments is also referred to as ‘earth body’?
a. Tabla
b. Santoor
c. Mridangam
d. Dholak
Ans. c
32. Which of the following dtates is Nautanki, a folk dance?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Meghalaya
d. Orissa
Ans. a
33. The dance encouraged and performed from the temple of Tanjore was
a. Bharatnatyam
b. Kathakali
c. Odissi
d. Mohiniattam
Ans. a
34. Which dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore?
a. Bharatnatyam
b. Kathakali
c. Manipuri
d. Kuchipudi
Ans. b
35. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?
a. Yakshagana
b. Ottan Thullal
c. Odissi
d. Kuchipudi
Ans. b
36. Shanta Rao, Bharati Shivaji, Vaijaintimala, Kanak Rele were the famous dancers in the field of
a. Kathakali
b. Manipuri
c. Kathak
d. Mohiniattam
Ans. d
37. ‘Dandia’ is a popular dance of
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Punjab
Ans. b
38. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?
a. Baisakhi
b. Yugadi
c. Rongali Bihu
d. Onam
Ans. c
39. Rajasthani and Pahari schools were famous for
a. Music
b. Dancing
c. Sculpture
d. Painting
Ans. d
40. The headquarters of the Sahitya Akademi is at
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. New Delhi
d. Kolkata
Ans. c
41. Which classical dance called as ‘Poor man’s Kathakali’
a. Ottam Thullal
b. Kathak
c. Mohiniattam
d. Nautanki
Ans. a
42. Koodiiyattam is a
a. Dress prepared in Goa
b. Traditional dance of Kerala
c. Festival of Andhra Pradesh
d. None of these
Ans. b
43. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu diety?
a. Ram
b. Shiva
c. Vishnu
d. Jagannath
Ans. d
44. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
a. Garba
b. Bhangra
c. Nautanki
d. Kathakali
Ans. a
45. Kathak is classical dance of
a. Manipur
b. North India
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
Ans. b
