1. The Sanskrit word Swara, means

Sound or musical note

Swara and sahityai

Music and dance

None

2. Bandhavya Hastas are mentioned in

Natya Sastra

Nritta Ratnavali

Abhinaya Darpana

Abhinaya Swayambodhini

3. A Raga with Six notes is called

Audava

Shadava

Sampooma

None

4. Agratalasanchara is a

Chari

Karana

Gati

Padabheda

5. Garbha belongs to

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

Punjab

6. Terukkoottu belongs to the state of

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala

Orissa

Tamil Nadu

7. Gowri Ammal was an eminent

Kuchipudi Dancer

Kathak Dancer

Bharatanatyam Dancer

Odissi Dancer

8. Sarangapani wrote

Tillanas

(b)Vamams

Padams

Javalis

9. Oggukatha belongs to the state of

A.P

Kerala

Telangana

None

10. The number ofNritta Hastas according to Natya Sastra is









11. The Hastas used for depicting Manmadha

Chatura Hamsasya

Tripatakas

Ardhachandra Hamsasya

Sikhara Katakamukha

12. The dancer who researched on Karanas

Chitra Visweswaran

Padma Subrahmanyam

Sudharani Raghupathi

Kanakrele

13. The number of Charis according to Natya Sastra









14. Aaloka is a

Greeva bheda

Drishti bhedab

Pada bheda

None

15. Janya is a term meaning

Derived

Raga

Arohana

Avarohana

16. Mandala is the basic stance of

Bharatanatyam

Kathakali

Kathak

Odissi

17. Ottantullal is a folk form of

Orissa

Bihar

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

18. The tala which has one dhrutam anq one laghu is

Rupaka

Triputa

Mathya

Dhruva

19. Perini is a dance form revived by

Padma Subrahmanyam

Arudra

Nataraj Ramakrishna

None

20. The number of kriyas for Chaturasrajati dhruvatalam









21. The founder of Kalakshetra is

M.K.Menon

Krishna Iyer

Vallathole

Rukhmini Devi Arundale

22. The total number of Sanchari Bhavas according Bharata is

33



10



23. The angas ofJhampa Talam is

1100

lOll

101

1DO

24. The master who introduced solo dances in Kuchipudi

Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma

Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastry

Vempati Venkatanarayana

Vedantam Parvatisam

25. Pada Varnam is the core number of the form

Kuchipudi

Bharatanatyam

Sattriya

Kathak

PART-B (Essay Questions)

II. Answer any TWO from the fIrst fIve questions. Each answer carries 8 marks. Question number SIX is Compulsory and carries 9 marks.

1. Explain in detail about Chaturvidhabhinaya.

2. Write a note on any guru who had made signifIcant contribution to Indian dance.

3. Explain in detail about a folk form of your state.

4. Music is an integral part of dance. Explain.

5. Write about the repertoire of Odissi.

6. Write short notes on any THREE of the following:

Abhinaya Darpana

Tarangam

Varnam

Natyasastra

Kathak