1. Mangalacharana belongs to the dance style

A) Mohiniattam

B) Kuchipudi

C) Kathakali

D) Odissi

2. Shadja means

A) Musical note

B) Which gives birth to six notes

C) Swaram

D) None

3. A Raga with six notes is called

A) Audava

B) Shadava

C) Sampooma

D) None,

4. A Kriti has

A) Pallavi and Charanam

B) Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam

C) Anupallavi and Charanam

D) None

5. The'Sanskrit word Swam, means'

A) Sound or musical note

B). Swaraand samtya

C) Music and dance

D) None

6. Pada Vamam is an important itemin the dance form

A) Odissi

B) Music concert

C) Bharatanatyam

D) None

7. The number of Karanas according to Natya Sastra are

A) 108

B) 105

C) 101

D) 107

8. Odhrainagadhi is a .

A) Rasa·

B) Pravritti

C) Vritti.

D) Rupaka

9. Flute is a

A) Windinstrument

B) Percussion instrument

C) String instrument

D) Cymbal

10. The Rastasused for depicting Lord Vishnu

A) Kapitthas

B) Tripatakas

C) Ardhachandras

D) Silmaras

11. The folk form Tappetagulhi belongs to the state of

A)AndhraPradesh

B) Kerala

C) Orissa

D) Tamii Nadu

12. Mandala is the basic stance of .

A) Bharatanatyam

B) Kathakali

C) Kathak

D) Odissi

13. The number of Melakartaragas is

A) 72

B) 36

C) 7

D) 9

14. Dhrutam is

A) Padabhedas

B) Rastas

C) Karanas

D) Tala Angas

15. The author of Krishnaleela Tarangini is

A) Kshetrayya

B) Tyagaraja

C) Narayanateertha

D) Munipalle Subrahmanya kavi

16. Garbhadance is from

A) Rajastan

B) UP

C) Bihar

D) Gujarat

17. Protima Bedi is a well-known

A) Dancer

B) Theatre personality

C) Painter

D) Sculptor

18. Nritya is

A) Dance without song

B) Dance with song

C) Both A