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Classical dance - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    Indian Classical Dance is an umbrella under which various performing arts whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text, Natiya-Shastra, the foundational treatise by:
    1. Patanjali
    2. Bhasa
    3. Bharata Muni
    4. Panini
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  2. Question 2

    What is known to be ‘ekaharya’, where one dancer takes on many roles in a single performance?
    1. Kuchipudi
    2. Kathak
    3. Bharatanatyam
    4. Kathakali
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  3. Question 3

    Shovana Narayan has been honoured with the Padma Shri for her contribution to which Indian dance form?
    1. Odissi
    2. Kuchipudi
    3. Kathakali
    4. Kathak
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following classical dance forms is usually concluded with Tarangam?
    1. Kuchipudi
    2. Kathakali
    3. Odissi
    4. Sattriya
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following dance forms is represented by Kelucharan Mohapatra?
    1. Kathak
    2. Manipuri
    3. Bharatanatyam
    4. Odissi
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  6. Question 6

    Sangeet Majumdar was felicitated by Casa De La, Spain for her contribution to which of the following Indian Classical Dances?
    1. Mohiniyattam
    2. Bharatanatyam
    3. Kuchipudi
    4. Kathak
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  7. Question 7

    Which of the following classical dance forms was initiated by Srimant Shankardev, a Vaishnava saint?
    1. Sattriya
    2. Manipuri
    3. Kathak
    4. Odissi
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  8. Question 8

    Deepa Kartha represents ______ dance.
    1. Sattriya
    2. Manipuri
    3. Odissi
    4. Kathak
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  9. Question 9

    Sattriya dance form is famous in which of these states?
    1. Assam
    2. Himachal Pradesh
    3. Punjab
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  10. Question 10

    Which of the following statements is true?
    Statement I: Indian techniques such as Rasa and Bhavya in classical dances have their origins in Bharatmuni’s Natyashastra.
    Statement II: Bharatanatyam has its origin in Odisha.
    1. Only Statement II is true.
    2. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
    3. Neither Statement I nor Statement II is true.
    4. Only Statement I is true.
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  11. Question 11

    When was Bharatanatyam banned by the British colonial government?
    1. 1885
    2. 1897
    3. 1910
    4. 1927
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  12. Question 12

    What is a one act play of Sattriya called?
    1. Exam Nat
    2. Vishesham Nat
    3. Anant Nat
    4. Ankiya Nat
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  13. Question 13

    The origin of most of the classical dance forms of India is ______.
    1. Yajur Veda
    2. Arth Shastra
    3. Atharva Veda
    4. Natiya Shastra
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  14. Question 14

    Which of the following dances is based on Rasleela themes of Radha and Krishna?
    1. Mohiniyattam
    2. Kathak
    3. Sattriya dance
    4. Manipuri dance
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  15. Question 15

    Sattriya was recognised in ______ as a Classical Dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi.
    1. 2005
    2. 2000
    3. 2020
    4. 2010
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following dance forms traces its origins to the ancient dance Sadir Attam?
    1. Mohiniyattam
    2. Bharatanatyam
    3. Kuchipudi
    4. Kathakali
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  17. Question 17

    Bharatanatyam is traditionally performed to which type of music?
    1. Lavani
    2. Baul
    3. Hindustani
    4. Carnatic
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  18. Question 18

    With which of the following dance forms is Thumri music associated?
    1. Kathak
    2. Bharatanatyam
    3. Kathakali
    4. All of these
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  19. Question 19

    Which of the dances was immediately preceded by a practice session called sevakali and undertaken in the precincts of a temple?
    1. Kathakali
    2. Kathak
    3. Odissi
    4. Kuchipudi
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  20. Question 20

    Has two traditions: one is the sankeeriana (which is the devotional aspect) and the other is the raasa.
    1. Odissi
    2. Sattriya
    3. Manipuri dance
    4. Chhau
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