Q17. Consider the following statements:
1. Chhau Mask of Purulia, West Bengal was given the Geographic Indication tag.
2. Chhau is a semi-martial art dance form.
3. Chhau dance is intimately connected to Chaitra Parva and performed on the ‘mohuri’ and ‘shehnai’.
4. It has been inscribed in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q17. निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
1. पश्चिम बंगाल के पुरुलिया के छाऊ मुखौटा को भौगोलिक संकेत टैग प्रदान किया गया है।
2. छाऊ एक अर्ध-मार्शल आर्ट नृत्य है।
3. छऊ नृत्य अभिन्न रूप से चैत्र पर्व से जुड़ा हुआ है और 'मोहूरी' और 'शहनाई' पर किया जाता है।
4. इसे यूनेस्को द्वारा मानवता की अमूर्त सांस्कृतिक विरासत की प्रतिनिधि सूची में अंकित किया गया है।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन से सही हैं?
Q17. Consider the following statements:
1. Chhau Mask of Purulia, West Bengal was given the Geographic Indication tag.
2. Chhau is a semi-martial art dance form.
3. Chhau dance is intimately connected to Chaitra Parva and performed on the ‘mohuri’ and ‘shehnai’.
4. It has been inscribed in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q17. निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
1. पश्चिम बंगाल के पुरुलिया के छाऊ मुखौटा को भौगोलिक संकेत टैग प्रदान किया गया है।
2. छाऊ एक अर्ध-मार्शल आर्ट नृत्य है।
3. छऊ नृत्य अभिन्न रूप से चैत्र पर्व से जुड़ा हुआ है और 'मोहूरी' और 'शहनाई' पर किया जाता है।
4. इसे यूनेस्को द्वारा मानवता की अमूर्त सांस्कृतिक विरासत की प्रतिनिधि सूची में अंकित किया गया है।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन से सही हैं?
The correct option is D (d) All of the above
(d) उपर्युक्त सभी
Ans:17)(d)
Explanation: Chhau Dance
- Recently the distinctive Chhau mask of Purulia, West Bengal was given the Geographic Indication tag.
- The traditional rural craft of making masks is an integral component of the semi-martial art dance form of Chhau.
- Chhau dance is a tradition from eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes.
- Its three distinct styles hail from the regions of Seraikella (Jharrkhand), Purulia (West Bengal) and Mayurbhanj (Odisha), the first two using masks.
- Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival Chaitra Parva.
- The dance is performed at night in an open space to traditional and folk melodies, played on the reed pipes ''mohuri'' and ''shehnai.''
- In 2010 the Chhau dance was inscribed in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
(d) उपर्युक्त सभी
Ans:17)(d)
Explanation: Chhau Dance
- Recently the distinctive Chhau mask of Purulia, West Bengal was given the Geographic Indication tag.
- The traditional rural craft of making masks is an integral component of the semi-martial art dance form of Chhau.
- Chhau dance is a tradition from eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes.
- Its three distinct styles hail from the regions of Seraikella (Jharrkhand), Purulia (West Bengal) and Mayurbhanj (Odisha), the first two using masks.
- Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival Chaitra Parva.
- The dance is performed at night in an open space to traditional and folk melodies, played on the reed pipes ''mohuri'' and ''shehnai.''
- In 2010 the Chhau dance was inscribed in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
