Folk Dances of India

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Q.1.

Bharatnatyam is related to which state?

भरतनाट्यम हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित ै?

a) Tamilnadu • Bharatanatyam is a major

Hindu form of Indian classical
b) Kerala dance that originated in the
modern-day region of Tamil
c) Karnataka Nadu.
• Bharatnatyam is the oldest
d) Maharashtra dance form in India.

Option : A
Q.2.

Kathakali is a classical dance form of which state?

िथिली हिस राज्य िा शास्त्रीय नृत्य ै?

a) Kerala • Mohiniyattam and

Kathakali are
b) Karnataka classical dances of
c) Andhra Pradesh Kerala and the
famous folk dance
d) Tamilnadu here is Krishna
Option : A Attam.
Q.3.

Sattriya is the classical dance of which state?

सहिया हिस राज्य िा शास्त्रीय नृत्य ै ?

a) Kerala • Folk dances of Assam

b) Assam include Bihu,
Bichhua, Natpuja,
c) Odisha Maharas, Kaligopal,
d) Karnataka Bagurumba, Naga
Option : B dance.
Q.4.

Kuchipudi is a dance form of which state?

िुचीपुडी हिस राज्य िा नृत्य ै?

a) Kerala • Kuchipudi is also known as

b) Andhra Pradesh Thal dance as it is performed
on the edge of a bronze plate.
c) Karnataka • Vilasini Natyam, Bhamakalpam,
Veeranatyam, Lambadi, Dhimsa
d) Manipur & Kolattam.
Option : B
8 classical dance forms of India are -

1. Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu)

2. Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
3. Kathak (Uttar Pradesh)
4. Mohiniyattam (Kerala)
5. Kathakali (Kerala)
6. Odissi (Odisha)
7. Manipuri (Manipur)
8. Sattriya (Assam)
Q.5.

Yakshagana is related to which state?

यक्षगान िा सिंबिंि हिस राज्य से ै?

a) Tamilnadu • Yakshagana is the folk

dance of the state of
b) Karnataka
Karnataka.
c) Maharastra • Yakshagana is a
traditional dance form
d) Gujrat
of Karnataka
Option : B
Q.6.
Manipuri dance is related to which state?
महिपुरी नृत्य हिस राज्य से सम्बिंहित ै?

a) Manipur
• Folk dances of Manipur –
b) Meghalaya Lai Haraoba, Nupa dance
c) Mizoram and Thangta martial arts
are famous
d) Assam
Option : A
Q.7.

Kathputali dance is related to which state?

िठपुतली डािंस िा सिंबिंि हिस राज्य से ै?

a) Rajasthan • Kalbelia Ghoomar, the

b) Goa main folk dance of
Rajasthan.
c) Maharashtra • Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor,
d) Uttar Pradesh Jhulan Leela, Jhuma,
Suisini & Ghapal
Option : A
Q.8.

Lavani and Tamasha are folk dances related to which state ?

लाविी और तमाशा हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित लोि नृत्य ै ?

a) Gujrat
• Lavani is an integral
b) Maharastra part of the folk
c) Kerala drama-style of the
state of Maharashtra.
d) Rajsthan
Option : B
Q.9.

Pandawani is the folk dance of which state ?

पिंडवानी हिस राज्य िा लोि नृत्य ै ?

a) Bihar • Pandwani dance is a popular

b) Jharkhand single folk dance in the
Chhattisgarh region, a famous
c) Haryana artist of which is Teejan Bai.
d) Chhattisgarh • Gaur Maria, Panthi, Raut Nacha,
Pandwani, Vedamati & Kapalik
Option : D
Q.10.

‘Jump dance’ and ‘Rauf dance’ are famous dances of

which of the following?
‘िूद नृत्य’ और रऊफ नृत्य ि ााँ िे प्रहसद्ध नृत्य ै ?

a) Himachal Pradesh • Kud dance is a folk dance

of Jammu Kashmir.
b) Uttarakhand
• It is performed by grateful
c) Jammu Kashmir villagers after the
harvesting of crops is
d) Goa
Option : C finished.
Q.11.

Charkula is a folk dance of which state?

चरिुला हिस राज्य िा लोि नृत्य ै ?

a) Uttar Pradesh • The major folk dances of

b) Manipur Uttar Pradesh include
Rasleela, Ramlila, Kajri,
c) Rajsthan Nautanki, Nakal, Swang,
d) Goa Dadra and Charkula dance.
Option : A
Q.12.

Odissi classical dance belongs to which state?

ओहडशी शास्त्रीय नृत्य हिस राज्य से सम्बिंहित ैं?

a) Kerala • Ghumura Dance :- It is the

b) Odisha most popular folk dance
of Odisha.
c) Gujrat • Savari, Ghumara, Painka
d) Manipur & Munari
Option : B
Q.13.

Dandiya is a famous folk dance of which state?

डािंहडया हिस राज्य िा प्रहसद्ध लोि नृत्य ै?

a) Gujarat • Raas or Dandiya Raas is the

socio-religious folk dance
b) Bihar originating from Indian state
of Gujarat and popularly
c) Goa
performed in the festival of
d) Uttrakhand Navaratri.
• Garba – Gujarat
Option : A
Q.14.

Pandit Birju Maharaj is related to which dance?

पिंहडत हबरजू म ाराज हिस नृत्य से सिंबिंहित ै

a) Kathak • Pandit Birju Maharaj was

b) Bharatanatyam a famous artist of Kathak
dance who belongs to
c) Kathakali Lucknow Gharana and
d) Manipuri passed away recently.
Option : A
Q.15.

Cholia and Jhora dance are related to which state ?

छोहलया और झोरा नृत्य िा सिंबिंि हिस राज्य से ै ?

a) Uttar Pradesh • Cholia and Jhoral dance is the

famous dance of Uttarakhand
b) Uttarakhand
and along with it Kumaoni
c) Himachal Pradesh and Garhwali folk dances are
also performed in
d) Rajasthan
Uttarakhand.
Option : B
Q.16.

Shigdi dance is related to which state?

हशग्दी नृत्य हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित ै ?

a) Mizoram • The main folk dances

of the state of Goa are
b) Manipur
Koli dance, Tarang mail
c) Goa dance, Horse dance,
Fugdi dance.
d) Tripura
Option : C
Q.17.
Jhumar and Munda dance is related to which state?
झमू र और मुिंडा नृत्य हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित ै?

a) Bihar
• Other folk dances
b) Jharkhand of Jharkhand are
Fagua dance,
c) Manipur
Mundari dance,
d) Uttrakhand Chhora dance.
Option : B
Q.18.

Bamboo dance is a folk dance of which state?

बम्बू नृत्य हिस राज्य िा लोि नृत्य ै?

a) Tripura • The Cheraw or bamboo

b) Assam dance is a traditional
dance of Mizoram.
c) Mizoram • It is considered to be one
d) Meghalaya of the oldest dances of
Mizoram.
Option : C
Q.19.

Chhau and Videshiya dance are related to which state?

छाऊ और हवदे हशया नृत्य हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित ै?

a) MP • Chhau dance : It is a dance

mainly performed by male
b) Bihar dancers.
• This dance is popular in both
c) Goa Bihar and Jharkhand regions.
d) Punjab • Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain,
Panwariya
Option : B
Q.20.
Chhu Phat dance, Sikmari dance is a folk dance of which
state?
छू फाट नृत्य, हसिमारी नृत्य हिस राज्य िे लोि नृत्य ै?

a) Sikkim • The folk dances of Sikkim

include chhu faat dance,
b) Bihar
sikmari, khukuri dance,
c) Assam chutke dance, marooni
dance etc.
d) Anchal Pradesh
Option : A
 Question for You
Nati dance is related to which state?
नाटी नृत्य हिस राज्य से सिंबिंहित ै?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan
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