1. The common links between the dances of SEA countries is

(A) Tradition
(B) Culture
(C) Religion
(D) Philosophy



2. Match items in List – I with List – II

List – I
List – II

a. Hudo
i. Rajasthan
b. Rasiya
ii. Maharashtra
c. Lazim
iii. Chhatisgarh
d. Santhal
iv. Gujarat
       
Codes:

      a        b       c       d
(A) i        iv       iii       ii
(B) iv      i         iii       ii
(C) iv      i         ii       iii
(D) iv     iii        i         ii



3. Pick the odd one out:

The early pioneer of Modern dance in India was

(A) Ravindranath Tagore
(B) Rukminidevi Arundel
(C) Mrinalini Sarabhai
(D) Uday Shankar



4. ‘Nadir dir dir dir Tom dir dir dir Dhim ta Dhim Tanan’ …… can be words of

(A) Kirtanam
(B) Tillana
(C) Varnam
(D) Korvai



5. Match items in List – I with List – II:

List – I
List – II

a. Krishnattam
i. Kathak
b. Dasiattam
ii. Odissi
c. Mahari 
iii. Kathakali
d. Kathavachan
iv. Bharatanatyam
          
Codes:

       a       b       c       d
(A) iii      iv        i        ii
(B) iii      iv       ii        i
(C) iv      ii       iii        i
(D) iii      i        iv       ii



6. Identify the correct sequence:

(A) Matsya, Varaha, Parashurama, Balarama
(B) Varaha, Matsya, Parashurama, Balarama
(C) Matsya, Varaha, Balarama, Parashurama
(D) Matsya, Parashurama, Balarama, Varaha



7. Assertion (A): The play of Kalidas has many descriptions of dances.

Reason (R): Chhalika was one of the styles of that time.

(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is true, (R) is true.



8. Identify the correct sequence:

(A) Shanta Rao, Maya Rao, Ram Gopal, Malavika Surukai
(B) Ram Gopal, Shanta Rao, Maya Rao, Malavika Surukai
(C) Shanta Rao, Ram Gopal, Maya Rao, Malavika Surukai
(D) Ram Gopal, Maya Rao, ShantaRao, MalavikaSurukai



9. Which one is the correct sequence?

(A) Sama, Alokit, Sanchi, Pralokit
(B) Pralokit, Sanchi, Alokit, Sama
(C) Sanchi, Pralokit, Alokit, Sama
(D) Alokit, Sama, Sanchi, Pralokit



10. Who is not a dancer?

(A) Ravikant Mahapatra
(B) Geetanjali Lal
(C) Sadhana Shidasani
(D) Rama Vaidyanathan



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