1. Chindu is a folk dance form which belongs to the State of

A) Andhra Pradesh

Telanga.

C) Odissi

D) Kerala.

2. Nishadam is

A) One of the seven musical notes

B) Tala angas

C) Jati

D) None

3. A Raga with seven notes is called

A) Audava

B) Shadava

C) Sampooma

D) None

4. A Kriti has

A) Pallavi and Charanam

B) Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam

C) Anupallavi and Chatanam

D) None

5. The Punjabi folk form that is popularly done during harvest is

A) Gidda

B) Bhangda

C) Kolatam

D) Tappetagullu

6. Kuchipudi village was gifted by

A) Abul Hassan Tanasha

B) Quli Kutub Shah

C) Jahangeer

D) None

7. Balasaraswati was an eminent

A) Kuchipudi Dancer,

B) Kathak Dancer

C) Bharatanatyam Dancer

D) Odissi Dancer

8. The author of Adhyatma Ramayana Keertanas is

A) Kshetrayya

B) Tyagaraja

C) Narayanateertha

D) Munipalle Subrahmanya kavi

9. Kudiattam belongs to the state of

A) A.P

B) Kerala

C) Telangana

D) None

10. The number of Samyutha Hastas according to Abhinaya Darpana is

A)32

B)24

C)26

D)28

11. The Hastas used for depicting Lord Bhrahma

A) Chatura Hamsasya

B) Tripatakas

C) Ardhachandra Hamsasya

D) Sikharas

12. The total number ofKaranas according to Natya Sastra


A) 109

B) 118

C) 108

D) 180

13. The number ofAngaharas according to Natya Sastra

A)32

B)62

C)72

D)42

14. Tiraschina is a

Greeva bheda

Drishti bhedab

Pada bheda

None

15. Ashtapadi has

A)6 stanzas

B) 4 Stanzas

C) 8 Stanzas

D) 10 Stanzas



16. Tribhanga is the basic stance of

A) Bharatanatyam

B) Mohiniattam

C) Kathak

D) Odissi

17. Chitra Visweswaran is a well-known guru of

A) Kathakali

B) Kathak

C) Odissi

D) Bharatanatyam

18. Janya is a term meaning

A) Derived

B) Raga

C) Arohana

D) Avarohana


19. Perini is a dance form revived by

A) Padma Subrahmanyam

B) Arudra

C) Nataraj Ramakrishna

D) None

20. The number of kriyas for Chaturasrajati matya talam

A) 10

B) 5

C) 7

D) 8

21. Abhinaya Darpana was authored by

A) Jayadeva

B) Jayasenani

C) Bharata

D) Nandikeshwara

22. The total number of Rasas according Bharata is

A)8

B)9

C) 10

D)32


23. The angas of Ata Talam is

A) 1100

B) 1011

C) 101

D) 1UO

24. Bhamakalapam was written by

A) Jayadeva

B) Siddhendra Yogi

C) Narayana Theertha

D) None

25. Aramandi is the basic stance of

A) Bharatanatyam

B) Kathakali

C) Kathak

D) Odissi


1. Choose any dance form of India and write a detailed note on it.

2. Write in detail about Varnam/Bhamakalapam.

3. Explain the difference between classical and folk dance forms.

4. Explain the relation between music and dance.

5. Write about repertoire of Mohiniattam.

6. Write short notes on any THREE of the following:

a) Abhinaya Darpanam

b) Javali

c) Sabdam

d) Natyasastra

e) Perini