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GK – Classical Dance – Set 3
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 10 questions to be solved in 5 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- What is Ekaharya, where a dancer plays several roles in a single performance?
- A. Kuchipudi
- B. Bharatanatyam
- C. Kathakali
- D. Kathak
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Answer: B. Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam dance form involves the arts of Bhava, Raga and Tala. This dance is considered to be the most ancient. In Tamil Nadu, this dance was developed and propagated by Devadasis.
- Which classical dance form belongs to Andhra Pradesh?
- A. Mohiniyattam
- B. Kuchipudi
- C. Bharatanatyam
- D. Kathak
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Answer: B. Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi belongs to Andhra Pradesh.
- Rajkumar Singhajit Singh is a famous exponent of which classical dance?
- A. Odissi
- B. Kuchipudi
- C. Manipuri
- D. Kathak
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Answer: C. Manipuri
Rajkumar Singhajit Singh is known for Manipuri.
- Which of the following is an exponent of Bharatanatyam?
- A. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
- B. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
- C. Rukmini Devi Arundale
- D. Indira P. P. Bora
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Answer: C. Rukmini Devi Arundale
Rukmini Devi Arundale is a well-known Bharatanatyam artist.
- Madhavi Mudral is a renowned ______ dancer.
- A. Odissi
- B. Bharatanatyam
- C. Kathak
- D. Manipuri
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Answer: A. Odissi
Madhvi Mudgal has won several awards, including the Sangeeta Natak Akademi Award in 1990 and the Padma Shri in 1995. Madhvi Mudgal received extensive training from Pt.
- Which of the following is an exponent of Kathak?
- A. Protima Bedi
- B. Padma Subrahmanyam
- C. Balasaraswati
- D. Kumudini Lakhia
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Answer: D. Kumudini Lakhia
Kumudini Lakhia is a well-known Kathak artist.
- Which classical dance form is the oldest in India, with the treatise "Natya Shastra" as its base?
- A. Manipuri
- B. Bharatanatyam
- C. Odissi
- D. Kathak
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Answer: B. Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam is considered the oldest classical dance, rooted in the Natya Shastra.
- Which of the following is an exponent of Mohiniyattam?
- A. Jatin Goswami
- B. Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
- C. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
- D. Maniram Datta
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Answer: C. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is a well-known Mohiniyattam artist.
- Which of the following classical dance styles is associated with Hindustani classical music?
- A. Kathak
- B. Mohiniyattam
- C. Sattriya
- D. Kathakali
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Answer: A. Kathak
The word Kathak means the narrative form of dance. The major gharanas of Kathak dance are - Banaras gharana, Lucknow gharana and Jaipur gharana.
- In which of the following years did Prerana Shrimali receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to the Kathak dance style?
- A. 2009
- B. 2015
- C. 2012
- D. 2003
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Answer: A. 2009
Prerana Shrimali is a senior dancer of the Jaipur Gharana of Kathak. She received training in dance from Guru Shri Kundanlal Gangani.