Indian Art and Culture quetions

1. With which of the following fields was Naina Devi, associated?
(A) Hindi Poetry
(B) Film acting
(C) Photo-journalism
(D) Dadra and Thumri singing


2. Bhagavata Mela, a folk form of performing arts is native to :
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu


3. Which one of the following dances involves solo performance?
(A) Bharatanatyam
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak
(D) Odissi



4. Guru Birju Maharaj is a maestro of which of the following Classical dance forms?
(A) Manipuri
(B) Kathak
(C) Mohiniattam
(D) Kathakali


5. In which dance form are the themes called from the Ramayana and Mahabharata?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak
(D) Bharatanatyam


6. Who among the following is a famous santoor player?
(A) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(B) Ravi Shankar
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) Shiv Kumar Sharma


7. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
(A) Manipuri
(B) Kathakali
(C) Garba
(D) Mohiniattam


8. Which of the following dancers was the first Indian woman to learn Chhad dance?
(A) Indrani Rahman
(B) Samyukta Panigrahi
(C) Sonal Mansingh
(D) Swapnasundari


9. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?
(A) Kuchipudi
(B) Kathak
(C) Manipuri
(D) Mohiniattam


10. Which of the following is a popular folk dance of Maharashtra?
(A) Tamasha
(B) Bhangra
(C) Garba
(D) Dandiya