Static GK for Competitive Exam Part 5 - Dance Forms in India

Topic: Dance Forms in India

Q1: The Pasikong dance is found in which state?

• (A) Assam
• (B) Arunachal Pradesh
• (C) Manipur
• (D) Mizoram

Answer: Option B - Arunachal Pradesh

Q2: Damali is a popular folk dance of which state?

• (A) Himachal Pradesh
• (B) Punjab
• (C) Jammu & Kashmir
• (D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Option C - Jammu & Kashmir

Q3: Which folk dance is found in Gujarat?

• (A) Garba
• (B) Bihu
• (C) Kathak
• (D) Odissi

Answer: Option A - Garba

Q4: Which of these is NOT a folk dance of Bengal?

• (A) Baul
• (B) Chhau
• (C) Brita
• (D) Jhora

Answer: Option D - Jhora (It is from Uttarakhand)

Q5: Which folk dance belongs to Kerala?

• (A) Giddha
• (B) Kaikottikali
• (C) Bidesia
• (D) Chang Lo

Answer: Option B - Kaikottikali

Q6: What is the name of the dance of Tamil Nadu?

• (A) Kuchipudi
• (B) Bharatanatyam
• (C) Kathakali
• (D) Mohiniyattam

Answer: Option B - Bharatanatyam

Q7: Raslila is a famous folk dance found where?

• (A) Bihar
• (B) Uttar Pradesh
• (C) Madhya Pradesh
• (D) Rajasthan

Answer: Option B - Uttar Pradesh

Q8: Chang Lo (or Suaalua) is found in which state?

• (A) Nagaland
• (B) Sikkim
• (C) Tripura
• (D) Meghalaya

Answer: Option A - Nagaland

Q9: Kolattam, Kuchipudi, Veeranatyam, and Dhimsa belong to which state?

• (A) Kerala
• (B) Tamil Nadu
• (C) Karnataka
• (D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Option D - Andhra Pradesh

Q10: Where is the Bhamakalapam folk dance found?

• (A) Telangana
• (B) Andhra Pradesh
• (C) Odisha
• (D) Maharashtra

Answer: Option B - Andhra Pradesh

Q11: Which folk dance is seen in Assam (other than Bihu)?

• (A) Canoe (Keno)
• (B) Jhora
• (C) Damali
• (D) Bidesia

Answer: Option A - Canoe (Keno)

Q12: Bidesia is a folk dance of which state?

• (A) Bihar
• (B) Jharkhand
• (C) West Bengal
• (D) Chhattisgarh

Answer: Option A - Bihar

Q13: Which dance form is associated with the state of Kerala?

• (A) Kathak
• (B) Bharatanatyam
• (C) Mohiniyattam
• (D) Odissi

Answer: Option C - Mohiniyattam

Q14: Where is the folk dance Giddha found?

• (A) Haryana
• (B) Gujarat
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Punjab

Answer: Option D - Punjab

Q15: Where is the Kuchipudi dance found?

• (A) Tamil Nadu
• (B) Andhra Pradesh
• (C) Kerala
• (D) Karnataka

Answer: Option B - Andhra Pradesh