Topicwise Questions - Music and Dance

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Topicwise Questions - Music and Dance

Multiple Choice Questions - Music, Dance and Persons Associated
1. In which creative art is Sonal Mansingh distinguished?
  1. Dance
  2. Vocal music (Hindustani)
  3. Painting
  4. Instrumental music
Answer (a). 
2. Which of the following is a ‘classical’ dance form?
  1. Kalaripayattu
  2. Chhobia
  3. Bhawai
  4. Kathakali
Answer (d). 
3. Which among the following is a martial dance?
  1. Kathakali
  2. Bamboo dance in Meghalaya
  3. Chhau of Mayurbhanj
  4. Bhangra of Punjab
Answer (c). 
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I (Person)List II (Associated with)
A. Bhajan Sopori1. Bharatnatyam
B. Priyadarshini Govind2. Kathak
C. T.V. Gopalakrishnan3. Mrudangam
D. Birju Maharaj4. Santoor
Code:
  1. A - 2; B - 1; C - 3; D - 4
  2. A - 4; B - 3; C - 1; D - 2
  3. A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3
  4. A - 4; B - 1; C - 3; D - 2
Answer (d). 
5. Koodiyattam is a
  1. traditional dance of Kerala
  2. special food prepared in Tamilnadu
  3. boat race of Kerala
  4. dress worn in Karnataka
Answer (a). 
6. With which of the following dances Raja Reddy is associated with?
  1. Bharatnatyam
  2. Kuchipudi
  3. Odissi
  4. Kathakali
Answer (b). 
7. "Gidda" is a popular folk dance from which state of India?
  1. Punjab
  2. Haryana
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Uttarakhand
Answer (a). 
8. Which from the following is a "Classical" dance form?
  1. Bhangra
  2. Bharatanatyam
  3. Chhau
  4. Wangala
Answer (b). 
9. Chakyar Koothu is a performing art associated with which of the following states?
  1. Manipur
  2. Kerala
  3. Mizoram
  4. Himachal Pradesh
Answer (b). 
10. Which of the following is a folk dance of Rajasthan?
  1. Garba
  2. Dandiya
  3. Jhumar
  4. Kathak
Answer (c). 
11. Kuchipudi is a dance drama of which of the following States?
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. Tamil Nadu
Answer (a). 
12. Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (vocal)?
  1. Shovana Narayan
  2. M. S. Subbalakshmi
  3. Pt. Jasraj
  4. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Answer (c). 
13. Alla Rakha was an exponent of which of the following instruments?
  1. Shehnai
  2. Tabla
  3. Sitar
  4. Santoor
Answer (b). 
14. Shambhu Maharaj excelled in :
  1. Hindustani Classical Music
  2. Instrumental Music
  3. Urdu Poetry
  4. Kathak Dancing
Answer (d). 
15. Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of
  1. Kathak
  2. Bharatha Natyam
  3. Playing Violin
  4. Vocal Music
Answer (d). 

16. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. Ravi Shankar - Sitarist
  2. M. F. Hussain - Tabla
  3. R. K. Narayan - Novelist
  4. Kaifi Azmi - Poet
Answer (b). 
17. With which of the following instruments is Anuradha Pal associated?
  1. Sitar
  2. Veena
  3. Tabla
  4. Mandolin
Answer (c). 
18. The Mohini Attam dance form was developed in :
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. Tamil Nadu
Answer (c). 
19. The theory of classical music is discussed in :
  1. Samaveda
  2. Yajurveda
  3. Rigveda
  4. Atharvaveda
Answer (a). 
20. Rukmini Devi Arundale was associated with which of the following forms of classical dances?
  1. Bharat Natyam
  2. Kuchipudi
  3. Odissi
  4. Kathak
Answer (a). 
21. Kalbelia is a folk dance associated with which of the following states?
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer (a). 

22. Who was the composer of the classical composition ‘Moonlight Sonata’?
  1. Ludwig Van Beethoven
  2. Antonio Lucio Vivali
  3. Arcangelo Corelli
  4. George Handel
Answer (a). 
23. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
  1. Jhora
  2. Veedhi
  3. Rauf
  4. Suisini
Answer (c). 
24. Which of the following is a percussion instrument?
  1. Cymbal
  2. Mandolin
  3. Santoor
  4. Accordion
Answer (a). 
25. Who among the following is an accomplished vocalist?
  1. Ronu Mazumdar
  2. Shiv Kumar Sharma
  3. Satish Gujral
  4. Dinanath Mishra
Answer (d). 
26. Raga Kameshwari was composed by -
  1. Ustand Amjad Ali Khan
  2. Uday Shankar
  3. Pandit Ravi Shankar
  4. None of the above
Answer (c). 
27. Who is credited with creating the world famous Raaga Miya ki Malhar?
  1. Amir Khusro
  2. Tansen
  3. Meera Bai
  4. Bhimsen Joshi
Answer (b). 
28. The oldest form of composition of Hindustani Vocal Music is:
  1. Ghazal
  2. Dhrupad
  3. Thumri
  4. Qawwali
Answer (b). 

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