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Questions : Consider the following statements :
  1. Mudiyettu of Kerala enlisted in UNESCO.
  2. It is performed in Kali temple.
  3. It depicts the victory of Goddess Kail over Asur.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) All of the above

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

Consider the following pairs.

  1. Garba - Gujarat
  2. Mohini Attam - Odisha
  3. Yakshagana – Karnataka
Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

a) Only 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) Only 1

d) Only 1 and 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan belongs to

a) Sarangi

b) Shehnai

c) Guitar

d) Sarod

Answer: (d)

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a renowned sarod player. He is the recipient of many awards and honours.

These include:

  1. Padmashree (1975),
  2. Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1989),
  3. The Tansen Award (1989),
  4. The Padma Bhushan (1991) and
  5. the International Music Forum Award, UNESCO in 1970.

Question : 3

Which of the following musical instrument is not of Indo-Islamic origin?

a) Tabla

b) Shehnai

c) Sitar

d) Sarangi

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

How do you distinguish between Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dances?

  1. Dancers occasionally speaking dialogues is found in Kuchipudi dance but not in Bharatanatyam.
  2. Dancing on the brass plate by keeping the feet on its edges is a feature of Bharatanatyam, but Kuchipudi dance does not have such a form of movement.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) Only 1

d) 1 and 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

‘Odissi’ dance belongs to

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kerala

d) Orissa

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Match the correct order.

List I List II
A. Shahnai 1. Maqbool Fida Husain
B. Sarod 2. Bismillah Khan
C. Painter 3. Alla Rakha
D. Tabla 4. Amjad Ali Khan
E. Sitar 5. Ravi Shankar
Codes: A B C D E

a) 1 2 3 4 5

b) 3 5 2 1 4

c) 2 4 1 3 5

d) 4 3 2 1 5

Answer: (c)

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