Set 4 | Important Indian Dance forms MCQs

Correct Answer is A, B & C.

• Three styles of Chhau folk dance are –Saraikella(Bihar), Purulia(West Bengal), Mayurbhanj(Orissa).

Correct Answer is B.

• Dumhal folk dance is performed by the Wattal tribe.
• It is from the Jammu and Kashmir region.
• Usually the dance begins with men dancing around the banner.
• The dancers sing in chorus. Drums are used to assist the music. The performers move in a ritual manner and dig a banner into the ground on set occasions.

Correct Answer is C.

• Kariyala folk dance celebrate local traditions of dress, worship and morality, by telling stories of ordinary life using a range of familiar characters.
• This form of show presents sharp and pungent satires about the bureaucracy and social issues.
• Namgen folk dance performed in the month of September to celebrate the autumn.
• Mostly men and women dance together, wearing ornaments and costumes.
• Drum plays an important part.

Correct Answer is A.

• Bhangra belonged to the Punjab region.
• Mostly performed during the harvest festival of Baisakhi that celebrates the harvest.
• People sing Boliyaan(lyrics) in the Punjabi language.
• Dhol is an integral part of Bhangra.

Correct Answer is D.

• Ras lila is from Uttar Pradesh region.
• It is performed during the festivals of Krishna Janmashtami and Holi.

Correct Answer is C.

• Garba folk dance is from Gujarat region
• It is performed during the nine-day Hindu festival Navaratri.
• Either the lamp or an image of the Goddess, Durga is placed in the middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration.

Correct Answer is A & B.

• Dandiya raas is from both Rajasthan and Gujarat regions.
• Dandiyas are used in this dance.
• It is associated with the scenes of Holi, and Lila of Krishna and Radha at Vrindavan.
• Along with Garba, it is featured dance of Navratri evenings in Western India.

Correct Answer is A.

• Bhavai folk dance is from Rajasthan region.
• Traditionally, this genre of dance was performed by the female performers belonging to the Jat, Bhil, Raigar, Meena, Kumhar, and Kalbelia communities of Rajasthan.
• It is assumed that this dance evolved from the exceptional balancing skills of the females of these communities.

Correct Answer is C.

• Jagor folk dance is famous in Goa region.
• It is performed by the Hindu Kunbi and Christian Gauda community of Goa, to seek the Divine Grace for protection and prosperity of the Crop.
• Perni Jagor is the ancient mask dance – drama of Goa, performed by Perni families.
• Gauda Jagor is an impression of social life that displays all the existing moods and modes of human characters.

Correct Answer is B.

• Charkula folk dance is from Uttar Pradesh
• It is associated with the Braj area of Uttar Pradesh and in particular district of Mathura.
• This female dominated dance is performed during the monsoon and the other occasions of festivity. The faces of women are veiled.