Kathak

Q. Kathak developed in two major gharanas or traditions. Identify the two major gharanas.

1. Lucknow
2. Dhaka
3. Jaipur
4. Benaras

Q. The legends of Radha-Krishna were enacted in folk plays called.

1. Ramleela
2. Rasa-Leela
3. Kathak
4. Jogan

Q. Kathaks were originally _____________.

1. story-tellers
2. blacksmiths
3. weavers
4. warriors

Q. The kathaks were originally a caste of.

1. writers
2. dancers
3. singers
4. storytellers

Q. Kathak became a major art form under the patronage of ________.

1. Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Delhi
2. Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Bengal
3. Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Hyderabad
4. Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh

Q.

Which of the following is the classical dance form of Kerala?

1. Kuchipudi

2. Bharatanatyam

3. Kathakali

4. Kathak

Q. Kathak started developing into a distinct mode of dance in ______.

1. twelfth century
2. thirteenth century
3. thirteenth and fourteenth century
4. fifteenth and sixteenth century

Q. Rasa lila was ______________.

1. a folk play about Radha and Krishna
2. a song about Radha and Krishna
3. a story about Radha and Krishna
4. a book about Radha and Krishna

Q. The British rulers viewed Kathak ____________.

1. with disfavour
2. with great interest
3. as a fine dance form
4. with great admiration

Q. Kuchipudi is a classical dance form of.

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Gujarat
4. West Bengal

Q. Kathak as a dance form acquired its present features and distinctive style during the rule of ____________.

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Mughals
3. Marathas
4. Delhi Sultans

Q. Who are the Rajputs?Explain the tradition of heroism.

Q.

Which is the oldest Indian classical dance form?

1. Bharatanatyam

2. Kathakali

3. Manipuri

4. Kuchipudi

Q.

Kathak is a predominant dance of which part of India?

1. Northern India

2. Eastern India

3. Southern India

4. Western India

Q. With which one of the following dance forms is Madhavi Mudgal associated?

1. Bharatanatyam
2. Odissi
3. Kathak
4. Kathakali

Q.

When did the dance form of Kathak begin to evolve?

1. Thirteenth and sixteenth centuries

2. Fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

3. Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

4. Fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

Q. how were the different dance perform in medevial period? lesson is a new kingdom; a saga of growth and decline

Q. Why was Vandana astonished?