Indian Dance and Music Gk Quiz Questions
- The initials A.R. in the name of the famous music composer A.R.Rehman stands for
A. Abdur Rasool
B. Anjaneyulu Ramakant
C. Aravindan Raja
D. Allah Rakha
Answer: Allah Rakha - Kathak is classical dance of
A. Kerala
B. North India
C. Manipur
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: North India - With which one of the following dance form is Madhavi Mudgal associated?
A. Bharat Natyam
B. Kathakali
C. Kathak
D. Odissi
Answer: Odissi - Yamini Krishnamurti is famous for which form of dance ?
A. Kuchipudi
B. Kathak
C. Manipuri
D. Bharatnatyam
Answer: Bharatnatyam - Birju Maharaj is famous for which form of dance ?
A. Kathak
B. Bharatnatyam
C. Manipuri
D. Kuchipudi
Answer: Kathak - Sonal Mansingh is famous for which form of dance ?
A. Bharatnatyam
B. Manipuri
C. Kuchipudi
D. Kathak
Answer: Manipuri - Amjad Ali Khan is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Violin
B. Tabla
C. Flute
D. Sarod
Answer: Sarod - Ali Akbar Khan is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Flute
B. Veena
C. Sitar
D. Sarod
Answer: Sarod - Alla Rakha Khan is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Flute
B. Sarod
C. Sitar
D. Tabla
Answer: Tabla - Zakir Hussain is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Sitar
B. Veena
C. Tabla
D. Veena
Answer: Tabla - M. S. Gopala krishnan is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Veena
B. Tabla
C. Violin
D. Sarod
Answer: Violin - Bismillah Khan is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Veena
B. Shehnal
C. Sitar
D. Flute
Answer: Shehnal - Ravi Shankar is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Sitar
B. Tabla
C. Shehnal
D. Veena
Answer: Sitar - Hari Prasad Chaurasia is famous for which Musical Instrument?
A. Sitar
B. Sarod
C. Sitar
D. Flute
Answer: Flute - Shubha Mudgal is famous vocalist for which form of Classical Music?
A. Carnatic
B. Hindustani
C. Thumri
D. Dhrupad
Answer: Hindustani - Bheemsen Joshi is famous vocalist for which form of Classical Music?
A. Hindustani
B. Thumri
C. Carnatic
D. Quwwali
Answer: Hindustani - Pandit Jasraj is famous vocalist for which form of Classical Music?
A. Dhrupad
B. Quwwali
C. Hindustani
D. Thumri
Answer: Hindustani - M. S. Subbalakshmi is famous vocalist for which form of Classical Music?
A. Hindustani
B. Carnatic
C. Quwwali
D. Dhrupad
Answer: Carnatic - Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is famous vocalist for which form of Classical Music?
A. Thumri
B. Dhrupad
C. Quwwali
D. Carnatic
Answer: Thumri - Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?
A. 74 mins
B. 90 mins
C. 56 mins
D. 60 mins
Answer: 74 mins - What type of musical instrument is a goombay?
A. Symbols
B. Drum
C. Guitar
D. Piano
Answer: Drum - Which is the International Dance?
A. Romantic Dance
B. Bibhu
C. Odissi
D. Chau
Answer: Chau - Samba dance is famous in
A. Brazil
B. Peru
C. Argentina
D. Mexico
Answer: Brazil - To which state does the Sattriya dance belong?
A. Mizoram
B. Manipur
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
Answer: Assam - In music how many quavers equal a crotchet?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 2
D. 4
Answer: 2 - Country whose National Anthem has only music not words is
A. India
B. Bahrain
C. Germany
D. Spain
Answer: Bahrain - Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in ?
A. Assam
B. Mizoram
C. Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Kashmir - Bharatnatyam is a dance form of
A. Jandk
B. Rajasthan
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu - A Passion For Dance was wirtten by
A. Rukmani Dev Arundale
B. Dr. Padma Subramanyam
C. Sonal Man Singh
D. Yamini Krishnamurthy
Answer: Yamini Krishnamurthy - Dance patterns considered sacred to Lord Shiva are in
A. Bharatanatyam and Kathakali
B. Kathak and Bharatanatyam
C. Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam
D. Oddissi and Bharatanatyam
Answer: Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam - Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in ?
A. Mizoram
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Kashmir
Answer: Kashmir - The Kagyat Dance is typical of
A. Nagaland
B. Tripura
C. Manipur
D. Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim - Which is the Rajasthani dance that is performed by women by carrying earthen pots on their heads?
A. Raika
B. Tera Tali
C. Panihari
D. Suisini
Answer: Panihari - Which of the following folk dances is performed by women in Punjab?
A. Garbha
B. Giddha
C. Ghero
D. Goncha
Answer: Giddha - Tamasha or Lalvani is the folk dance of which Indian State?
A. Maharashtra
B. Rajasthan
C. Assam
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra - Which of these dances are performed on the edge of brass plates ?
A. Bharatnatyam
B. Kuchipudi
C. Kathakali
D. Manipuri
Answer: Kuchipudi - Natya tarangini is a school for which Indian dance form?
A. Bharatnatyam
B. Kathakali
C. Kuchipudi
D. Oddissi
Answer: Kuchipudi - Karnataka is famous for the dance form
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Kathakali
C. Yakshagana
D. Kuchupudi
Answer: Yakshagana - Kuchipudi dance originated in –
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Orissa
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Bharat Natyam is dance of
A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Assam
Answer: Tamil Nadu - Bihu is dance of
A. Bihar
B. Uttarakhand
C. Assam
D. Punjab
Answer: Assam - Bhangra is dance of
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Uttarakhand
Answer: Punjab - Chhau is dance of
A. Karnataka
B. Bihar
C. Uttarakhand
D. Gujarat
Answer: Bihar - Garhwali is dance of
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka
D. Uttarakhand
Answer: Uttarakhand - Garba is dance of
A. Gujarat
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Rajasthan
Answer: Gujarat - Hattari is dance of
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Kerala
Answer: Karnataka - Kathak is dance of
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Mizoram
C. Rajasthan
D. Kerala
Answer: Rajasthan - Kathakali is dance of
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Mizoram
Answer: Kerala - Kutchipudi is dance of
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Meghalaya
C. Mizoram
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Khantumm is dance of
A. Mizoram
B. Kerala
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Meghalaya
Answer: Mizoram - Karma is dance of
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Goa
C. Meghalaya
D. Kerala
Answer: Madhya Pradesh - Laho is dance of
A. Kerala
B. Manipur
C. Goa
D. Meghalaya
Answer: Meghalaya - Mohiniattam is dance of
A. Goa
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Kerala
Answer: Kerala - Mando is dance of
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Goa
D. Manipur
Answer: Goa - Manipuri is dance of
A. Manipur
B. Orissa
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer: Manipur - Nati is dance of
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu Kashmir
C. Bihar
D. Orissa
Answer: Himachal Pradesh - Nat-Natin is dance of
A. Jammu Kashmir
B. Karnataka
C. Bihar
D. Orissa
Answer: Bihar - Rauf is dance of
A. Karnataka
B. Assam
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Jammu Kashmir
Answer: Jammu Kashmir - Yakshagan is dance of
A. Karnataka
B. Punjab
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Assam
Answer: Karnataka - Lezin dance is popular in which State?
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer: Maharashtra - Gafa dance is popular in which State?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Haryana
D. J K
Answer: Maharashtra - Bala Saraswati is famous for which form of dance ?
A. Bharatnatyam
B. Kuchipudi
C. Kathak
D. Manipuri
Answer: Bharatnatyam - Sonal Mansingh is famous for which form of dance ?
A. Bharatnatyam
B. Manipuri
C. Kathak
D. Kuchipudi
Answer: Bharatnatyam - Kathak, Nautanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of
A. Jharkhand
B. Chattisgarh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttaranchal
Answer: Uttar Pradesh - Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottam are the famous dances of
A. Tamil Naidu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Orrissa
Answer: Kerala - The dance in Himachal Pradesh, performed indoor, solo or duet, especially when life comes to a standstill during cold winter is
A. Munzra
B. Rouf
C. Luddi Dance
D. Giddha parhaun
Answer: Munzra - The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
A. Faguna or Fog
B. Bihu
C. Purbi
D. Jata Jatin
Answer: Jata Jatin - Which is a post-harvest folk dance in Assam?
A. Ojapali
B. None of them
C. Ankia Nat
D. Bihu
Answer: Bihu - Which of the following dances belong to Meghalaya?
A. Naga dance and Manipur
B. None of them
C. Wangala laho
D. Chiraw and kullan
Answer: Wangala laho - Which of the following dances of India is based upon the principle of Natyashastra?
A. Odissi
B. None of them
C. Bharatnatyam
D. Both are correct
Answer: Both are correct