There are 4 major different types of puppets used in India : Glove , Rod , String and Shadow
| Glove puppet | Pavakoothu [ Kerala ] , Beni Putul [ West Bengal] , Sakhi Kundhei Nach [ Odisha ] , |
| String puppet | Kathputli [ Rajasthan ] , Kundhei [ Odisha ] , Gombeyatta [ Karnataka ] , Bommalattam [ Tamil Nadu ] |
| Shadow puppet | Tholu Bommalatta [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Ravanachhya [ Odisha ] , Togalu Gombeyatta [ Karnataka ] |
| Rod puppet | Yampuri [ Bihar ] , Putul Nautch [ West Bengal ] |
Q Which state is associated with traditional puppets of Gombeyatta ?
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Q Which is the traditional ‘glove puppet show’ of Kerala?
1 Yampuri
2 Kundhei
3 Pavakoothu
4 Gombeyatta
Q Kundhei , Gombeyatta and Bommalattam are forms of which of the following arts ?
1 Folk dance
2 Folk Theatre
3 Puppet show
4 cuisine
Q Ravan Chhaya is a traditional shadow puppet theatre in which of the following Indian states ?
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Rajasthan
4 Kerala
Q The traditional ‘string puppets’ of Rajasthan is known as:
1 Kathputli
2 Gombeyatta
3 Ravana Chhaya
4 Bommalattam
Q The traditional rod puppet form of West Bengal is known as ___
1 Putul Nautch
2 Yampuri
3 Pavakoothu
4 Gombeyatta
Q Togalu Gombeyaata is a ____unique to the state of Karnataka.
1 puppet show
3 dance
3 festival
4 cuisine
Q ‘Tholu Bommalatta‘, a shadow puppet theatre tradition, belongs to the state of:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Maharashtra
Q Ravan Chhaya is a traditional shadow puppet theatre in which of the following Indian states ?
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Bihar
4 Maharashtra
Q The traditional rod puppet of Bihar is known as __.
1 Bommalattam
2 Sakhi Kundhei
3 Yampuri
4 Malasutri Bhaulya
Q Which of the following puppet dance is performed in Orissa?
1 Pavakoothu
2 Kandhei
3 Kathputli
4 Putul Nautch
Q The Putul Nautch puppetry art belongs to which state of India ?
1 West Bengal
2 Rajasthan
3 Bihar
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q ‘Yampuri’, the traditional rod puppet, is associated with the state of:
1 Bihar
2 Maharashtra
3 Rajasthan
4 Karnataka
Q Select the CORRECT Puppet form of India with their respective states ?
1 Kathputli : Odisha
2 Kundhei : Rajasthan
3 Pavakoothu : Kerala
4 Yampuri : Andhra Pradesh
| Puppet Forms | Kathputli [ Rajasthan ] , Kundhei [ Odisha ] , Yampuri [ Bihar ] , Pavakoothu [ Kerala ] |
Q ‘Malasutri Bhaulya’ is the traditional string puppet theatre of which state ?
1 Maharashtra
2 Bihar
3 Odisha
4 Karnataka
Q Which of the following traditional puppetry dance NOT correctly matched ?
1 Putul Nach – Rajasthan
2 Gombeyatta -Karnataka
3 Kathputli-Rajasthan
4 Bommalattam -Tamil Nadu
| Puppetry Dance | Kathputli [ Rajasthan ] , Gombeyatta [ Karnataka ] , Bommalattam [ Tamil Nadu ] , Putul Nautch [ West Bengal ] |
Q Consider the following Puppet forms of India with the corresponding State and select the correct matches
| Puppet Form | Region |
| 1. Pavakoothu | Kerala |
| 2. Yampuri | Bihar |
| 3. Putul Nautch | West Bengal |
| 4. Ravanachhaya | Odisha |
A 1, 2 & 3 only
B 1,2 & 4 only
C 1,3 & 4 only
D All are Correct