Bharatanatyam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Kathak [ North , West and Central India ] , Kathakali [ Kerala ] , Kuchipudi [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Odissi [ Odisha ] , Manipuri [ Manipur ] , Mohiniyattam [ Kerala ] and Sattriya [ Assam ], Chhau [ the Purulia Chhau of West Bengal , the Seraikella Chhau of Jharkhand and the Mayurbhanj Chhau of Odisha ]
Q What is the total number of classical dance forms in India as per the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
Ans 1. 5
2. 8
3. 3
4. 10
Bharatanatyam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Kathak [ North , West and Central India ] , Kathakali [ Kerala ] , Kuchipudi [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Odissi [ Odisha ] , Manipuri [ Manipur ] , Mohiniyattam [ Kerala ] and Sattriya [ Assam ]
Q How many Rasas are there in Indian Classical dance ?
1 8
2 9
3 7
4 10
9 Rasas of Indian Classical dance :
Shringaara [ Love ] , Roudra [ Anger ] , Bibhatse [ Disgust ] , Veera [ Heroism ] , Shaant [ Peace and Tranquility ] , Hasya [ Laughter and Comedy ] , Karuna [ Tragedy ] , Bhayanka [ Horror ] and Adbhuta [ Wonder ]
Q The ‘Lasya’ in Indian classical dance denotes:
1 laughter
2 anger
3 grace
4 disgust
The ‘Lasya’ in Indian classical dance denotes grace
The Indian Classical dance has two basic aspects -Tandava [ movement and rhythm ] and Lasya [ grace , bhava and rasa ]
The dance performed by Lord Shiva is known as ‘Tandava’
The dance performed by Goddess Parvathi is known as ‘Lasya’
Kathakali [ Kerala ]
Q Which dance form incorporates the most intricate makeup code , costume , face masks , headdress and brightly painted faces ?
Ans Kathakali
Q Which classical dance is traditionally performed by men only ?
Ans Kathakali
Q In which of the following classical dances of India are there twenty-four hand gestures?
Ans Kathakali
Q Which dance form is known as the ‘Ballad of the East’ ?
Ans Kathakali
Q The ‘Kathakali’ dance is a harmonious combination of __ forms of fine art
Ans 5
The ‘Kathakali’ dance is a harmonious combination of five forms of fine art
Literature [ Sahithyam ]
Music [ Sangeetham ]
Painting [ Chithram
Acting [ Natyam ]
Dance [ Nritham ]
Q Which of the following dances traditionally starts in the evening after preliminaries that include an invocatory drumming on the Maddalam and concludes only at daybreak?
Ans Kathakali
Q The famous dancer Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is associated with which of the
following dance forms
Ans Kathakali
Q Padma Shri awardee Guru Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair was a dancer of which of the
following classical dances of India?
Ans Kathakali
Q Vallathol Narayana Menon is famous for which dance form ?
Ans Kathakali
Due to the service done by the poet ‘Vallathol Narayana Menon’ , the Kathakali dance form received a new impetus and today, many innovations are also being made to suit the needs of a changing society.
Q Kalamandalam Rajan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2009 for which of the
following dance forms?
Ans Kathakali
Q A ____ performance begins with the kelikottu , calling the audience to attention followed by the todayam.
Ans Kathakali
Q With which of the following classical dances is ‘Kottakkal Sivaraman’ associated?
Ans Kathakali
Bharatanatyam [ Tamil Nadu ]
Q In which of the following are the dance movements characterised by bent legs , while feet keep rhythm ?
1 Bharatanatyam
2 Kathak
3 Manipuri
4 Kathakali
Q Sadir is a name of which ancient dance style of India ?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam dance is dedicated to temples and was earlier known as
Sadir
Q Who among the following dances is also known as Ekaharya , where one dancer takes on many roles in a single performance ?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Shanta and VP Dhananjayan were awarded the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for 2020-21
for significant contribution to which of the following dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Who won the first Kalidas Samman in the field of classical dance?
Ans Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q Which of the following dances is dedicated to temples and was earlier known as
Sadir?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Varnam is one of the stages in __, a classical dance of India.
Ans Bharatnatyam
Q Which of the following dances evolved from ‘Ekaharya Lasyanga’?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q ‘Thillana’ is one of the presentation styles of which dance form ?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Alarippu , Jatiswaram , Shabadam , Varnam , Padam , Thillana are the other presentation styles of Bharatnatyam
Varnam is the most important and complex part of Bharatanatyam repertoire
Q Saroja Vaidyanathan was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2002 and the Padma
Bhushan Award in 2013 by the Government of India for her significant contributions to
the dance form:
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q The famous dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale is associated with which dance form ?
Ans Bharatanatyam
She was the first woman classical dancer in independent India to be nominated as a member to the Rajya Sabha
Q Which of the following famous dancer established Kalashetra, a school for training in
Bharatanatyam?
Ans Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q Alarmel Valli is an exponent of which dance form ?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Alarmel Velli is recognised as a classical dancer of Bharatanatyam dance form
Alarmel Velli received the ‘Chevalier of Arts and Letters award’ from the Government of France in 2004
Q Kamala Narayan is known for which classical dance form?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Which instrument is used in Bharatnatyam ?
Ans Mridangam
Q Priyadarshini Govind, who was conferred the ‘Nritya Kalanidhi’ title by The Music
Academy in 2019, is a well-known __ dancer.
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q The four Nattuvanars namely Ponaiyah, Vadivelu, Sivanandam and Chinnaiya, who are
renowned as Tanjaore Bandhu shaped up the modern day _.
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Guru MK Saroja has been conferred with the Padma Shri for the relentless pursuit of
which of the following dances?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q The famous dancer Padma Subrahmanyam is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q C V Chandra Shekhar was conferred the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to
which of the following forms of Dance?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Ekaharya is the solo artist in which Indian classical dance form?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Sudha Chandran is a known actress and an accomplished _ dance
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Shobana Chandrakumar, a recipient of Padma Shri, is a dancer of which of the
following Indian classical dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q B Herambanathan who was awarded with the ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in 2013
is a _____ dancer.
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Padma shri Ananda Shankar Jayant, is renowned for her significant contributions to
which of the following dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Rama Vaidyanathan was awarded with the honour of the Devadasi National Award in
2013 for her contribution in which of the following Indian dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q With which dance form is the noted actress Vyjayantimala Bali mainly associated?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Q Meenakshi Srinivasan is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
He is an exponent of the Pandanallur style of Bharatnatyam
Q The famous dancer T Balasaraswati was an exponent of which of the following dance
forms?
Ans Bharatanatyam
Famous classical dancer Tanjore Balasaraswati was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1977.
Q A ‘Nattuvanar’ conducts a __ dance recital.
Ans Bharatanatyam
Mohiniyattam [ Kerala ]
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Q The main musical instrument used in Mohiniyattam is ?
Ans Edakka
Q _ literally means ‘dance of the enchantress‘. It is one of the most striking in the Indian classical dance repertoire.
Ans Mohiniyattam
Q Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
Ans Mohiniyattam
Mohiniyattam is traditionally a solo dance mainly performed by female dancer
Q Which colour saree embellished with bright golden borders is worn by the dancers of
Mohiniyattam?
Ans White / Off White
Q There are __ hand gestures in Mohiniyattam which are mainly adopted from
Hastalakshana Deepika text.
Ans 24
Q Padma Bhushan, Kanak Rele was conferred with the award for her significant
contribution to which of the following dance forms?
Ans Mohiniyattam
Q Dr. Sunanda Nair is recognised as a _______ performer, teacher, and proponent.
Ans Mohiniyattam
Q Kalyani Amma is famously associated with:
Ans Mohiniyattam
Q Mohiniyattam dance emotes a play through dancing and singing where the song is customarily in which of the following languages ?
Ans Manipravala
Q Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma was an Indian Classical Dancer of _
dance form.
Ans Mohiniyattam
Q Jayaprabha Menon is famous for which of the following dance ?
Ans Mohiniyattam
Jayaprabha Menon was given the Devadasi National Award in 2013
Q ‘Natya Shastra’ a Sanskrit Hindu text that deals with performing arts , elucidates several gestures of Indian classical dances and according to it Mohiniyattam is which of the following form of dances ?
Ans Lasya
Q Mohiniyattam is associated with which Hindu God?
1. Brahma
2 Shiva
3 Ganapati
4 Vishnu
Mohiniattam generally narrates the story of the feminine form of Vishnu
Q The noted dancer Neena Prasad is an exponent of which of the following dance styles ?
1 Mohiniyattam
2 Kathak
3 Kuchipudi
4 Odissi
Sattriya [ Assam ]
Q Which dance form was introduced by the great Vaishnava saint and reformer Mahapurusha Sankaradev in the 15th centuty ?
Ans Sattriya
The Sattriya dance form was introduced by Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva in 15th Century AD in Assam
Q Veteran Dance guru, Jatin Goswami was awarded with the Kalidas Samman for his
significant contribution to which of the following dance forms?
Ans Sattriya
Q Chali , Jhumuru and Nadu Bhangi are associated with Indian classical dance form ?
Ans Sattriya
Q Sattriya was recognised in __ as a Classical Dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi.
1 2000
2 2010
3 2020
4 2005
Q Sharodi Saikia is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?
Ans Sattriya
Q Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year
2018 for his contribution to which classical dance of India?
Ans Sattriya
Q In which of the following dance forms is Mati-Akhora used as the basic exercise
pattern that facilitates various dance poses?
Ans Sattriya
Q Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the following classical dances of
India?
Ans Sattriya
Manipuri [ Manipur ]
Q The central theme of which of the following classical dance forms are the love stories
of Krishna and Radha?
Ans Manipuri
Q __ dance is introverted and restrained compared to most other dances of India –
the artist never establishes eye contact with the audience.
Ans Manipuri
Q Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions of ?
Ans Manipuri
Q Guru Bipin Singh is famous for which of following dance forms?
Ans Manipuri
Guru Bipin Singh received ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ in the year 1966. He was a
teacher of Manipuri dance.
Guru Bipin Singh was awarded the title of Hanjaba by the Maharaja of Manipur
Guru Bipin Singh opened the ‘Govindji Nartanalaya’ dance school for
women in Imphal
Guru Bipin Singh is regarded as the father of Manipuri dance
Q In which dance form do performers wear a cylindrical skirt named ‘Potloi’ ?
Ans Manipuri
Q Sankirtana is a style of __, one of the classical dances of India.
Ans Manipuri
Q Lourembam Bino Devi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner had received the award for his contribution to which of the following dances forms?
Ans Manipuri
Q Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant
contributions in which of the following dance forms?
Ans Manipuri
Q Nirmala Mehta is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?
Ans Manipuri
Q Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant
contributions in which of the following dance forms?
Ans Manipuri
Q Rajkumar Singhajit Singh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1986 for his contribution to
which of the following dance forms?
Ans Manipuri
Q The famous Jhaveri sisters are associated with the _________classical dance form.
Ans Manipuri
Darshana Jhaveri , Suverna Jhaveri , Nayana Susheel Jhaveri and Ranjana Jhaveri
Odissi [ Odisha ]
Q Odissi dance in its rudimentary form was performed as a part of temple service by
which of the following?
Ans Maharis
Q Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated with which of the following classical dances of
India?
Ans Odissi
Q Sonal Mansingh is related to which dance form ?
Ans Odissi
Q Kum Kum Mohanty received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the
following dance forms?
Ans Odissi
Q Kumkum Mohanty is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?
Ans Odissi
Q Of which of the following forms are Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sonal Mansingh and Geeta
Mahalik famous dancers?
Ans Odissi
Kelucharan Mahapatra was the first Odissi dancer from Odisha to have received the
‘Padma Vibhushan’ in the year 2000
Q Which of the following is not an Odissi dancer ?
1 Shagun Bhutani
2 Drashana Jhaveri
3 Chitra Krishnamurti
4 Kumkum Mohanty
Drashana Jhaveri is an exponent of Manipuri dance
Q Guru Debaprasad Das Awardee Durga Charan Ranbir is a teacher and performer of
which of the following classical dance forms?
Ans Odissi
Q Sujata Mohapatra is associated with dance form ?
Ans Odissi
Q Ileana Citaristi is related to which dance form ?
Ans Odissi
Q The Tribhanga posture is the part of which of the following dance forms?
Ans Odissi
Q Sonal Mansingh is related to which dance form ?
Ans Odissi
Q Padma Shri Guru Mayadhar Raut’s pioneering spirit revived which of the following
dances in 1950s and redefined the grammar and Abhinaya vocabulary of the dance
form?
Ans Odissi
Q Madhavi Mudgal is related to which dance form ?
Ans Odissi
Q Padma Shri awardee Ileana Citaristi, an Italy born Indian dance exponent was
conferred the award for her major contribution to which of the following dances?
Ans Odissi
She is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri in
2006 for her contributions to Odissi
Q Renowned dancer and actor Minati Mishra was conferred with the Padma Shri for her
significant contribution to which of the following Classical Dance forms?
Ans Odissi
Q Padma Shri awardee Guru Gangadhar Pradhan is an accomplished dancer of which of
the following dance forms?
Ans Odissi
Q The name of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra is primarily associated with which of the
following dances?
Ans Odissi
Guru Kela Charan Mohapatra along with his wife, herself a dancer, and their son built Srjan in 1993. He is a Padma Vibhushan, legendary Indian Classical Dancer behind reviving the classical dance form of Odissi in the 20th century . Kelucharan Mohapatra is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla
Q The noted dancer Ranjana Gauhar is an exponent of which of the following dance styles ?
Ans Odissi
Kuchipudi [ Andhra Pradesh ]
Q Which of the following Indian classical dance developed by Siddhendra Yogi [ Adi Guru ] ?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Which extraordinary scholar and artist of the 17th century AD composed
Bhaamaakalaapam, a dance drama based on Kuchipudi?
Ans Siddhendra Yogi
Q Which of the following is one of the favourite traditional ‘shabdam’ number in
Kuchipudi dance form?
1 Dashaavataara
2 Jatiswaram
3 Ganesh Vandana
4 Krishna Leela
Q Which dance combines speech , mime and pure dance ?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Which of the following dance forms in southeastern India is highly ritualised , with a formalised song and dance introduction , sprinkling of holy water and burning of Incense , along with invocations of goddesses ?
Ans Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi dance performance begins with the sprinkling of holy water and the buring of Incense
Q In 2017, Deepika Reddy got the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 for her
contribution in the field of __ dance.
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Yamini Reddy, daughter of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a __
dancer.
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma was an exponent of which Indian classical dance
form?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Which dance form is also performed on the edge of a brass plate ?
Ans Kuchipudi [ Tarangam ]
Kuchipudi has a speciality called ‘Tarangam’ in which the dancer performs on the top of the brass plates and sometimes balances some pot on the head
Q Siddhendra Yogi, a doyen of the __ dance form, was lauded as Adi Guru.
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Padma Shri awardee Shobha Naidu was a _____ dancer.
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Who among the following Kuchipudi dancers received the Padma Shri Award in 2022?
Ans Padmaja Reddy
Q ‘Manduka Shabdam’ is an element of which of the following dance forms?
Ans Kuchipudi
‘Manduka Shabdam’ [ story of the frog maiden ] , is performed in the Kuchipudi dance form
Q The legend Vempati Chinna Satyam was associated with which dance form ?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Padma Shri awardee, Gaddam Padmaja Reddy was associated with which classical
dance of India?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q With which of the following dance forms is Laxmi Narayana Sastri associated?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q V Satyanarayana Sarma is recognised as a _______ classical dancer.
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Haleem Khan is associated with which of the following classical dances?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q Chinta Krishnamurthy was the master of which of the following dance forms?
Ans Kuchipudi
Q In 1976, Natya Tarangini, was founded in the National Capital Region, by world
renowned Kuchipudi Dance duo _____.
Ans Radha and Raja Reddy
Kathak [ North India ]
Q In which of the following dance form , Birju Maharaj attained prominence ?
Ans Kathak
Q Roshan Kumari is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?
Ans Kathak
Kathak exponent : Sitara Devi , Birju Maharaj , Shambhu Maharaj , Shovana Narayan , Damayanti Joshi and Roshan Kumar
Q __ is a reputed classical dancer of Kathak dance form
Ans Shovana Narayan
Q Jugalbandi in Kathak refers to __.
Ans competitive play between dancer and tabla player
Q Which dance form represents a unique synthesis of Hindu and Muslim genius in art ?
Ans Kathak
Q Dr. Purushottam Dadheech is associated with dance forms?
Ans Kathak
Q Which dance form is associated with Natwari Dance?
Ans Kathak
Q Manjusree Chatterjee was awarded with the honour of Padma Shri in 2019 for which of
the following styles of dance?
Ans Kathak
Q Damayanti Joshi was a famous ___
Ans Kathak dancer
Q Padma Bhushan Kumudini Lakhia is a ______ dancer.
Ans Kathak
Q Shovana Narayan , Sitara Devi , Acchan Maharaj , Lacchu Maharaj , Gopi Krishna , Nandini Singh and Saswati Sen are the famous exponents of which dance ?
Ans Kathak
Q Sitara Devi, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman awardee was awarded for reviving which
of the following dance forms in India?
Ans Kathak
Q Who established an institution named ‘Kalashram’ for imparting training in dance and associated disciplines ?
Ans Pandit Birju Maharaja
Birju Maharaja is known as a descendant of Ishwari Prasad, the first Kathak teacher
Q The Kathak dance exponent Birju Maharaj is associated with which of the following
Gharana?
Ans Lucknow Gharana
Kathak exponent and Padma Vibhushan awardee Pt Birju Maharaj was the torchbearer of Kalka-Bindadin gharana of the Lucknow style of Kathak
Q Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Nalini Asthana are conferred with one of the top highest
civilian awards of India, Padma Shri 2022. Which of the following dance forms of
Banaras Gharana are they known for?
Ans Kathak
Q Kumudini Lakhia, the founder of Kadamb School of Dance and Music, is a _
dancer.
Ans Kathak
Q Who among the following is a 19th century exponent of the Kathak dance?
Ans Kalka Prasad
Q Which famous Kathak dancer was called to perform for Queen Elizabeth II coronation
festivities, in 1953 and was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1970?
Ans Kumari Kamala
Q The ‘kathaks’ (of a dance form called Kathak), were originally a caste of _ in
temples of North India.
1 bhajan singers
2 rhyme reciters
3 script writers
4 story tellers
Q Who is recognised as the founder of the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak?
Ans Ishwari Prasad
Q Uma Sharma was conferred the Padma Bhushan award for enriching which of the
following forms of Classical Dances in India?
Ans Kathak
Q Padma Bhushan awardee Uma Sharma is a __ dancer.
Ans Kathak
Q Pandit Sunder Prasad who was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
1959 was a __ dancer
Ans Kathak
Q Vidyagauri Adkar is associated with ____ classical dance form.
Ans Kathak
Q Which of the following forms of dance is performed by Kumudini Lakhia ?
Ans Kathak
Q Famous dancer Arjun Mishra is a specialist in which of the following dance forms?
Ans Kathak
Q Pandit Rajendra Gangani is associated with which classical dance of India?
Ans Kathak
Q Durga Arya is afamous personality associated with which of the following dance
forms?
Ans Kathak
Chhau [ Odisha , Jharkhand and West Bengal ]
Chhau is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed , i.e the Purulia Chhau of West Bengal , the Seraikella Chhau of Jharkhand and the Mayurbhanj Chhau of Odisha
Q Padma Shri awardee Gopal Prasad Dubey was awarded for his contribution to which
of the following dances?
Ans Chhau
Q Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution
to which form of dance in India?
Ans Chhau