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With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements :

1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama.
2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.
3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs :

1. Garba : Gujarat
2. Mohiniattam : Odisha
3. Yakshagana : Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

In the context of cultural history of India, a pose in dance and dramatics called ‘Tribhanga’ has been a favourite of Indian artists from ancient times till today.

Which one of the following statements best describes this pose?

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 movements.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Bharatanatyam Dancer
2. Exponent of Santoor
3. Mridangam Maestro
4. Kathak Dancer

List-I (Person) A. Bhajan Sopori B. Birju Maharaj C. Priyadarshini Govind D. T V Gopalkrishnan

List-II (Known as)

Codes:

Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Bharatanatyam dance B. Malini Rajurkar
2. Hindustani vocal music C. Pratibha Prahlad
3. Kuchipudi dance D. Vempati Chinna Satyam
4. Puppetry

List I (Artist)

List II (Art)

A. Hiren Bhattacharya

Codes: ABCD

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Dancer) I. Kalamandalam Kshemavaty II. Kottakkal Sivaraman III. Lakshmi Viswanathan IV. N. Madhabi Devi

List II (Dance) A) Kathakali B) Manipuri C) Mohiniyattam D) Bharata Natyam

Consider the following statements regarding the Chakiarkoothu form of dance: I. It is performed by Chakiar caste. II. It cannot be traditionally witnessed by the higher caste Hindus. III. Mizhavu is the accompanying instrument. IV. Its theatre form is called koothambalam.

Which of these statements are correct?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following pairs of folk-dance forms and states is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following dances involves solo performance?