ABHYAS PREP: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE · ART AND CULTURE

Dance forms and States

The eight classical dances and the folk dances most often asked, each with its State.

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Example 1 · level 1

Raut Nacha is a dance form of which State?

  1. Punjab
  2. Mizoram
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Kerala
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  1. Raut Nacha: Chhattisgarh (folk).
  2. Source: https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Example 2 · level 2

Which of these dance forms belongs to Kerala?

  1. Odissi
  2. Kathakali
  3. Kuchipudi
  4. Bharatanatyam
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  1. Kathakali: Kerala (classical).
  2. Source: https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/

Answer: Kathakali

Example 3 · level 3

Which of these dance forms belongs to Gujarat?

  1. Bhangra
  2. Kathak
  3. Garba
  4. Bihu
Show solution
  1. Garba: Gujarat (folk).
  2. Source: https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/

Answer: Garba

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