Practice

Question 101

A ‘Jotsnabhisaarika’ Nayika goes to meet her hero:

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Correct answer: (B) On a full-moon night

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Question 102

What kind of heroine is Sita?

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Correct answer: (A) Uttama

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Question 103

Which swaras are omitted in the Aaroh of Raag Bihag?

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Correct answer: (A) Re-Dha

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Question 104

How many types of Nayika are there according to situation?

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Correct answer: (A) 8

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Question 105

Which Thaat is considered pure in Indian music?

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Correct answer: (A) Bilaval

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Question 106

Give an example of an Adhama hero.

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Correct answer: (B) Ravana

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Question 107

When a note is below its pure state, it is called:

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Correct answer: (A) Komal swar

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Question 108

What kind of hero was Sudama?

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Correct answer: (C) Dhirprashant

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Question 109

Thumri songs were usually sung in which Raga?

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Correct answer: (C) Bhairavi

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Question 110

How many Satvika qualities does the hero have?

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Correct answer: (A) 8

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Question 111

Which Sanskrit text related to dance did Bharatmuni write?

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Correct answer: (C) Natyashastra

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Question 112

Which of these is a sign of Sam according to the Taal Lipi of Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande?

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Correct answer: (B) +

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Question 113

Arrange the following numbers of Samyukta and Asamyukta hand gestures according to the Natyashastra.

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 114

Among the 12 swaras of a saptak, the 7 main swaras are known as:

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Correct answer: (B) Shudh swar

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Question 115

In which chanda is the Natyashastra written?

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Correct answer: (C) Anushtubh

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Question 116

Who wrote the Abhinayadarpana?

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Correct answer: (C) Nandikeshwar

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Question 117

How many types of Laya are there in Indian music?

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Correct answer: (A) 3

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Question 118

Which of the following is not a type of Drashtibheda according to the Abhinayadarpana?

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Correct answer: (B) Alolit

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Question 119

Which Sanskrit dance text has 23 Samyukta hand gestures?

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Correct answer: (B) Abhinayadarpana

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Question 120

Which chapter in the Natyashastra is important from the point of view of dance?

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Correct answer: (B) Tandava lakshanam

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Question 121

Raag Khamaz is known as:

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Correct answer: (C) Aashray raag

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Question 122

How many shlokas are there in the Natyashastra?

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Correct answer: (C) 6000

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Question 123

Earlier, gharanas were named after what?

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Correct answer: (C) City

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Question 124

Who established the Kalakshetra Foundation?

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Correct answer: (A) Rukmini Devi Arundale

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Question 125

Identify the name of the legendary Guru of the Jaipur Gharana.

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Correct answer: (C) Pandit Narayan Prasad

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Question 126

What are the Vadi and Samvadi of Raag Bihag?

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Correct answer: (A) Ga-Ni

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Question 127

Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai descends from which Bani of the Bharatanatyam classical dance form?

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Correct answer: (A) Pandanallur

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Question 128

Performing Chamatkarik Nritya is a characteristic of which Gharana?

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Correct answer: (B) Banaras Gharana

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Question 129

What is the meaning of devadasi?

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Correct answer: (B) Servant of God

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Question 130

Who among the following belongs to the Tanjore Quartet?

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Correct answer: (C) Shivanandam

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Question 131

In which year was the decision to form Gharanas on the basis of city taken?

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Correct answer: (C) 1895

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Question 132

How many matras are there in Rupak Taal?

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Correct answer: (A) 7

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Question 133

Paran is a composition based on the bols of what?

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Correct answer: (B) Pakhawaj

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Question 134

Adguji and Khadguji Maharaj belong to the genealogy of which Gharana?

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Correct answer: (A) Jaipur Gharana

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Question 135

What is the time for singing Raag Kafi?

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Correct answer: (C) Midnight

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Question 136

Which Gharana was earlier known as the Janki Prasad Gharana?

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Correct answer: (C) Banaras Gharana

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Question 137

What was the real name of Acchan Maharaj?

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Correct answer: (B) Jagannath Prasad

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Question 138

The technical bandishes of the Banaras Gharana are mainly comprised of what?

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Correct answer: (A) Natwari

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Question 139

How many swaras are there in one Saptak?

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Correct answer: (B) 12

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Question 140

Lucknow Gharana places more emphasis on which of the following?

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Correct answer: (C) Graceful movements

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Question 141

Who was the father of Pandit Birju Maharaj?

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Correct answer: (C) Acchan Maharaj

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Question 142

How many types of swaras are there?

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Correct answer: (A) 2

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Question 143

Pandit Birju Maharaj was honoured with which prestigious title?

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Correct answer: (C) Padma Vibhushan

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Question 144

What is the main characteristic of the Jaipur Gharana?

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Correct answer: (A) Vigorous and energetic

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Question 145

A Raag that is named after its Thaat is known as:

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Correct answer: (A) Aashray raag

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Question 146

Pandit Durgalal belongs to which Gharana?

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Correct answer: (A) Jaipur

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Question 147

With respect to Abhinaya, into which parts are the body parts divided?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 148

The dance associated with common people and their culture is known as:

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Correct answer: (B) Folk dance

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Question 149

Bindadeen ji was a devotee of which deity?

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Correct answer: (A) Lord Krishna

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Question 150

How many matras are there in Pancham Sawaari?

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Correct answer: (A) 15

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TRE3 — Language General Studies And Dance