STATIC G.K.

DANCE

1. Which of the following folk dance forms does NOT belong (c) Bharatanatyam/
to the state of Gujarat? (d) Mohiniattam/
6. Which of the following dance forms is mentioned in the
ancient text of Vyavaharmala?
(a) Garba/ (b) Dandiya/
(c) Bidesiya/ (d) Vinchhudo/
2. With which of the following states is the folk dance (a) Sattriya/
Tarangamel associated ? (b) Mohiniyattam/
(c) Manipuri/
(a) Goa / (d) Odissi/
(b) Madhya Pradesh/ 7. Jagoi and cholom are the two main divisions in which
(c) Tamil Nadu / Classical dance?
(d) Kerala/
3. Which of the following dance forms is associated with the (a) Bharatanatyam/
state of Arunachal Pradesh? (b) Odissi/
(c) Manipuri/
(d) Mohiniyattam/
(a) Panwariya/ (b) Dhaman/ 8. Which of the follwing is a famous folk dance of Odisha?
(c) Buiya/ (d) Garba/
4. The Kuchipudi classical dance is accompanied with which (a) Birha/ (b) Kalbelia/
type of music?
(c) Ghoomar/ (d) Rangabati/
9. 'Nupa' dance is associated with which Indian state?
(a) Kajri/
(b) Chaiti/ (a) Karnataka/ (b) Jharkhand/
(c) Carnatic Music/ (c) Manipur/ (d) Tamil Nadu/
(d) Hindustani Music/ 10. Ekaharya is the solo artist in which Indian classical dance
5. Which of the following Indian classical dance forms uses form?
various colours on face to symbolise the characters?

(a) Kathak/ (b) Bharatanatyam/

(a) Odissi/ (c) Kuchipudi/ (d) Mohiniyattam/
(b) Kathakali/

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11. Which of the following dance forms is associated with the (a) Ganapati/ (b) Brahma/
state of Himachal Pradesh? (c) Vishnu/ (d) Shiva/
18. Ghoomar dance form was developed by which of the
following tribes to worship Goddess Saraswati?
(a) Rauf/ (b) Dhaman/
(c) Phagua/ (d) Koli/
12. Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the (a) Gujjar/ (b) Sahariya/
following classical dances of India? (c) Gond/ (d) Bhil/
19. Which of the following is the main percussion instrument
used in the performance of Mohiniyattam dance?
(a) Manipuri/ (b) Kathak/
(c) Sattriya/ (d) Bharatanatyam/
13. The women of which tribe perform the traditional folk (a) Sitar/ (b) Edakka/
dance called Chakri? (c) Dhumsa/ (d) Nagada/
20. Which of the following classical dances is referred to as
the dance of the storytellers?
(a) Kaul/ (b) Kanjar/
(c) Gond/ (d) Bharia/
14. The Kuchipudi dance form originated in which of the (a) Kathak/ (b) Odissi/
following states of India? (c) Kuchipudi/ (d) Kathakali/
21. Which folk dance represents a mock fight between
Goddess Durga and Mahishasura?
(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Kerala/
(c) Assam (a) Bhangra/ (b) Raslila/
(d) Andhra Pradesh/ (c) Kalbelia/ (d) Dandiya Raas/
15. Which of the following folk dances does NOT belong to 22. Which of the following dance forms is influenced by Bihu
the state of Mizoram? dance?

(a) Sattriya/ (b) Manipuri/

(a) Mundari/ (b) Chailam/ (c) Kathak/ (d) Kuchipudi/
(c) Zangtalam/ (d) Cheraw/ 23. _________is a traditional tribal dance performed mainly
16. The folk dance Hojagiri originated and is associated with by the women of Jharkhand during the cultivation season.
which part of India?

(a) South/ (b) North-East/ (a) Vera Dance/

(c) North/ (d) West/ (b) Verdigao Dance/
17. Mohiniyattam is associated with which Hindu God? (c) Yakshagana/
(d) Jhumur/

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24. Which is one of the most famous dance forms of Assam
performed by the 'Kulis' (people who work in the tea (a) Matki/ (b) Alkap/
gardens) during autumn?
(c) Biraha/ (d) Paika/
30. Gatka, a traditional fighting style of the Nihang Sikh
warriors, used both for self defence as well as a sport, has
originated from which of the following states of India?
(a) Mahasu dance/
(b) Lambadi dance/
(c) Jhumar dance/
(d) Karga dance/
25. Vilasini Natyam and Veeranatyam are dances associated (a) Gujarat/ (b) Bihar/
with which of the following states? (c) Rajasthan/ (d) Punjab/
31. 'Mudiyettu' is a traditional folk theatre form of which
Indian state?
(a) kerala/ (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Karnataka/ (a) Manipur/ (b) Kerala/
26. In which of the following dances from Manipur is the drum (c) Jharkhand/ (d) Assam/
prominently used as a part of dance movements? 32. 'Elelakkaradi' is a tribal dance form of which Indian state?

(a) Goa/ (b) Kerala/

(c) Rajasthan/ (d) Jharkhand/
(a) Luivat Pheizak/ 33. 'Waghya Murali' dance, associated with Lord Khandoba,
(b) Thang La/ originated in which state of India?
(c) Pung Cholom/
(d) Shim Lam/
27. Which of the following is NOT a 'Gharana' in the Kathak (a) Maharashtra/ (b) Bihar/
dance form of India? (c) Rajasthan/ (d) Gujarat/
34. Raut Nacha is performed by mostly tribals of a state of
India. Which of the following states is it?
(a) Jaipur/ (b) Allahabad/
(c) Benaras/ (d) Raigarh/
28. Which of the following dance forms is NOT associated with (a) Karnataka/
the state of Jharkhand? (b) Meghalaya/
(c) Chhattisgarh/
(d) Bihar/
(a) Dhimsa/ (b) Karma/ 35. Sangrai is a folk dance of which state of India?
(c) Jamda/ (d) Paika/
29. Which of the following dance forms depicts the anguish (a) Bihar / (b) Karnataka/
of women whose partners are gone from home? (c) Tripura/ (d) Goa/

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36. Which of the following dance forms is performed by
devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the (a) Kuchipudi/
Tamil God of War?
(b) Odissi /
(c) Mohiniyattam/
(d) Kathak/
(a) Mayilattom/
42. Which of the following is a UNESCO recognised dance
(b) Therukoothu/ form?
(c) Kavadi Aattam/
(d) Kummi/ (a) Bhangra/ (b) Dalkhai/
37. Which of the following is a traditional masked dance of (c) Kalbelia/ (d) Giddha/
West Bengal? 43. "Ummatt-aat' is a folk dance form performed in ______.

(a) Kasauli/ (b) Coorg/

(a) Kavadi/ (b) Gidda/ (c) Itanagar/ (d) Gangtok/
(c) Gambhira/ (d) Jawara/ 44. A 'Nattuvanar' conducts a __________dance recital.
38. Which of the following dances is dedicated to temples and
was earlier known as Sadir?
(a) Kuchipudi/ (b) Odissi/
(c) Kathak/ (d) Bharatanatyam/
45. ______is a popular folk dance of Minicoy Island.
(a) Bharatanatyam/
(b) Kathakali/ (a) Leshalaptu/ (b) Aaluyattu/
(c) Kathak/ (c) Lava/ (d) Moyashai/
(d) Manipuri/ 46. ________is a mask dance popular in South Malabar.
39. Which is the first of India's traditional dance to be
refashioned as a theatre art and to be exhibited widely
(a) Dhangar/ (b) Kummattikali/
both at home and abroad?
(c) Parichakali/ (d) Zemmado/
47. In which of the following dances chairs on heads with
lighted diyas are performed by women?

(a) Kuchipudi/
(b) Kathakali/ (a) Dhangari Gaja Dance/
(c) Manipuri/ (b) Koli Dance/
(d) Bharatanatyam/ (c) Tamasha Dance/
40. Which one of the following dances is associated with the
(d) Chari Dance/
Vaishnavism of the Meitai people?
48. _______is a dance which combines speech, mime and pure
dane.

(a) Chhau/ (b) Sattriya/ (a) Kathakali/

(c) Kuchipudi/ (d) Manipuri/ (b) Bharatanatyam/
41. Which of the following dance types belong to northern
(c) Mohiniattam/
India?
(d) Kuchipudi/

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49. The 'Veeragase' dance, performed during the Dussehra
festival holds a special place in the folk dances of the state (a) Punjab/ (b) West Bengal/
of _______
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Uttar Pradesh/
56. Which of the following dance forms is derived from martial
arts practices?
(a) Karnataka/ (b) Odisha/
(c) Assam/ (d) Sikkim/
50. Rathwa ni Gher is a dance performed on the occasion of (a) Chhau/
_______by the Rathwa tribe of Gujarat.
(b) Jhora/
(c) Bharatanatyam/
(d) Ghoomar/
(a) Janmashtami/
57. 'Chad Sukra', a popular traditional dance-festival of
(b) Holi/ Meghalaya, is celebrated as a ______.
(c) Makar Sankranti/
(d) Dussehra/
51. 'Ratval' is a dance form associated with the_____ tribes (a) community marriage festival/
of India.
(b) thanksgiving festival/
(c) birth festival/
(d) sowing festival/
(a) Mewati/ (b) Khasi/
58. Which of the following communities of Sikkim is
(c) Jatapus/ (d) Bhil/ traditionally associated with the folk dance known as 'Chu-
52. Rauf and Hikat are the dance forms of _______. Faat?

(a) Odisha/
(b) Jammu and Kashmir/ (a) Nepalese/ (b) Tamang/
(c) Minipur/ (c) Lepcha/ (d) Bhutia/
(d) Sikkim/ 59. What is the traditional bamboo dance of Mizoram called?
53. Which of the follwoing terms is associated with the
'Bharatanatyam' dance form? (a) Cheraw/ (b) Yak Chaam/
(c) Thang Ta/ (d) Maanch/
60. In which of the following states is the 'Mathuri' folk dance
(a) Tillana/ (b) Mangalacharan/ practiced?
(c) Tharijham/ (d) Batunritya/
54. 'Dhangari Gaja' is a dance form mainly related to: (a) Telangana/ (b) Haryana/
(c) Uttarakhand/ (d) Uttar Pradesh/
(a) Uttar Pradesh/ 61. In which of the following cities is the Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Jharkhand/ Manipur Dance Academy located?
(c) Maharashtra/
(d) Chhattisgarh/
55. Gambhira, Dhali and Jatra are the famous dance forms of (a) Guwahati/ (b) Bengaluru/
which state? (c) Imphal/ (d) Hyderabad/

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62. 'Kamsale' is a dance form traditional to the state of_____ states?

(a) Karnataka/ (b) Gujarat/ (a) Goa/ (b) Kashmir/

(c) Goa/ (d) Assam/ (c) Haryana/ (d) Sikkim/
63. 'Rikhampada' is a traditional dance of______. 70. 'Aaluyattu' is a folk-dance form from the state of_______.

(a) Arunachal Pradesh/ (a) Goa/ (b) Nagaland/

(b) Uttar Pradesh/ (c) Kerala/ (d) Haryana/
(c) Himachal Pradesh/ 71. 'Bolak-aat' is a ________from the state of Karnataka.
(d) Madhya Pradesh/
64. Which of the following dance forms is popular in Himachal (a) music form/
Pradesh? (b) painting form/
(c) dance form/
(a) Laho/ (b) Nati / (d) sculpting form/
(c) Ronf/ (d) Thora/ 72. Hallisaka is a group dance native to _______.
65. Which of the following is a dance form in Mizoram
participated exclusively by 'village guests? (a) Rajasthan/ (b) Goa/
(c) Maharashtra/ (d) Gujarat/
73. Birhor dance is a tribal folk dance from ______.
(a) Khuallam/ (b) Cheraw/
(c) Solakia/ (d) Chailam/ (a) Himachal Pradesh/
66. 'Ranapa', a folk dance form of Odisha, consists of enacting (b) Punjab/
chapters from the life of Lord______.
(c) Jharkhand/
(d) Karnataka/
74. Kadsa is a dance style performed by women in Jharkhand,
(a) Indra/ (b) Ram/ carrying a _____.
(c) Krishna/ (d) Hanuman/
67. Which of the following is a dance form of West Bengal
where there is a confluence of dancing, singing, drama
(a) Kalasha/ (b) Kamandal/
and recital?
(c) Kumbha/ (d) Kapala/
75. Bhootada Kola is a spiritual folk dance in which some
rituals involve walking on a bed of hot coal and is practised
(a) Bhavai/ (b) Alkap/ in coastal districts of _____.
(c) Tippani/ (d) Hudo/
68. 'Maimata' is a popular dance of the Kaloi community from
the state of _______

(a) Andhra Pradesh/

(b) Karnataka/
(a) Chattisgarh/ (b) Odisha/
(c) Tamil Nadu/
(c) Tripura/ (d) Assam/
(d) Kerala/
69. "Bhand Pather" is the dance form of which of the following

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76. The 'Kathkali' dance is a harmonious combination of
_____forms of fine art. (a) Kerala/ (b) Nagaland/
(c) Karnataka/ (d) Goa/
83. Which of the following traditional dances is NOT a martial
(a) four/ (b) six/ art form?
(c) five/ (d) seven/
77. Which of the following is a popular dance form of
Lakshdweep island? (a) Chhau/ (b) Lazim/
(c) Bhavai/ (d) Kalaripayattu/
84. In which of the following is reference to Indian Dance
(a) Kuchipudi/ (b) Koli/ forms found?
(c) Kathak/ (d) Kolkali/
78. In which state did the 'Saila' dance originate? The dance
is performed by boys after the harvest season. (a) Abhang/ (b) Natya Shastra/
(c) Kama Sutra/ (d) Brahma Sutra/
85. Which of the following puppet dances is performed in
(a) Bihar/ Orissa?
(b) Jharkhand/
(c) Chhattisgarh/
(d) Odisha/ (a) Pavakoothu/ (b) Kandhei/
79. Which of the following dance forms is also known as the (c) Kathputli/ (d) Putul Nautch/
'Royal Dance of Ladakh'? 86. Which of the following is a traditional theatre form of
Haryana ?

(a) Yak dance/ (a) Swang/ (b) Tamasha/

(b) Jabro dance/ (c) Dashavatar/ (d) Nautanki/
(c) Shondol dance/ 87. Lavani is a folk dance of which of the following states of
(d) Koshan dance/ India?
80. Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to
the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir? (a) Rajasthan/ (b) Jharkhand/
(c) Gujarat/ (d) Maharashtra/
88. Which of these is the famous art form of Karnataka that
(a) Dhumal/ (b) Hafiza/ combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up and
stage techniques to create a unique experience?
(c) Rouf/ (d) Dangi/
81. Select the correct pair of dance forms and its state.

(a) Dalkhai-Karnataka/
(b) Kalbelia-HimachalPradesh/ (a) Yakshagana/
(c) Thang Ta-Bihar/ (b) Kathakali/
(d) Padayani-Kerala/ (c) Kalaripayattu/
82. Leshalaptu' is a folk dance of which Indian state? (d) Ottamthullal/

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89. In which of the following dances the women dance like a (c) Chakyar Koothu/
parrot ? (d) Thiruvathirakali/
96. _______dance, performed by Buddhists to ward off evil
spirits, is a dance form of Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Jawara/ (b) Teratall/
(c) Bhagoria/ (d) Suva/
90. The Tiger Dance or Bagh Nach of Odisha is done in which (a) Chham/ (b) Natya/
Hindu month? (c) Dham/ (d) Gogra/
97. 'Thoda' a sport dance belongs to which of the following
states?
(a) Falgun/ (b) Chaitra/
(c) Bhadra/ (d) Baishakh/
91. The Karma dance is performed during the Karma Pooja. (a) Sikkim/
This festival is celebrated in_______. (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Haryana/
(d) Himachal Pradesh/
(a) Spring Season/ 98. Which tribe of Pakistan performs a traditional dance form
(b) Summer Season/ called 'Waziri Dance?
(c) Winter Season/
(d) Autumn Season/
92. _______is the form of Martial Dance in Punjab. (a) Sindhi/ (b) Baloch/
(c) Pashtu/ (d) Brahuis/
(a) Baga/ (b) Daga/ 99. 'Kandyan Dance' is the common dance of ______country.
(c) Laga/ (d) Panga/
93. _______dance is performed only by the unmarried girls (a) India/ (b) Bhutan/
of the Malwa community. (c) Sri Lanka/ (d) Nepal/
100. Which of the follwoing is a dance form from karnataka?

(a) Kaksar/ (b) Saila/ (a) Rouf/ (b) karma/

(c) Phulpati/ (d) Karma/ (c) Lava/ (d) Bayalata/
94. To which state does the traditional folk dance 'Gotipua' 101. Panthi is a dance form from which of the follwoing states?
belong?
(a) Odisha/ (b) Rajasthan/
(a) West Bengal/
(c) Chhattisgarh/ (d) Bihar/
(b) Odisha/ 102. With which of the following folk dances, India has made
(c) Bihar/ its entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the
(d) Chhattisgarh/ year 2015?
95. Which of the following art forms of Kerala is in UNESCO's
list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
(a) Nati/ (b) Garba/
(c) Bihu/ (d) Bhangra/
(a) Theyyam/
(b) kutiyattam/

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