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Questions : Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and States is not correctly matched?

(a) Jhumar - Haryana

(b) Mukna - Manipur

(c) Korku - Maharashtra

(d) Thali - Himachal Pradesh

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Amjad Ali Khan - Sarod

b) Yahudi Menuhin - Violin

c) Debu Chaudhuri - Sitar

d) Panna Lal Ghosh - Tabla

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Odissi classical dance?

  1. It is predominantly a dance for women, with postures that replicate those found in temple sculptures.
  2. Based on archaeological findings, Odissi is believed to be the oldest of the surviving Indian classical dances.
  3. It is a very complex and expressive dance, with over fifty mudras (symbolic hand gestures) commonly used.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

Odissi is a highly inspired, passionate, ecstatic and sensuous form of dance. Like most of the South Indian classical dances of India, Odissi too had its origin in the Devadasi tradition. The state of Orissa has a great cultural history.

Question : 3

Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to which among the following Gharanas?

a) Kirana Gharana

b) Agra Gharana

c) Lucknow Gharana

d) Banaras Gharana

Answer: (d)

Girija Devi belongs to Banaras gharana. She performs classical and light classical music and has helped elevate the profile of thumri.

Question : 4

The dance which is not classical

a) Kuchipudi

b) Garba

c) Kathak

d) Odissi

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Who is known as the ‘Piccaso of India’?

a) Sudhir Vyas

b) M.F. Hussain

c) Shafqat Hussain

d) Amrita Shergil

Answer: (b)

Maqbool Fida Hussain, described as the Picasso of India, was one of the subcontinent’s best-known painters. His influence on contemporary South Asian art was enormous.

In 1955 he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Indian government and in the 1980s was nominated to the upper house of the Indian parliament, while in 1971 he was invited, with Pablo Picasso, to the Sao Paulo Biennial in Brazil.

Question : 6

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(State) (Dance)
A. Assam 1. Jata-Jatin
B. Himachal Pradesh 2. Jatra
C. West Bengal 3. Ojapali
D. Bihar 4. Luddi
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 3 4 2 1

Answer: (d)

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