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4641 According to the tradition recorded in the Natya Shastra, from which Veda was rasa taken? Performing Arts
Texts and folk dances
Hard
4642 Lavani, a fast and lively folk performance with the dholki, belongs to which state? Performing Arts
Texts and folk dances
Easy
4643 A masked folk dance with martial movements is practised in Purulia and Seraikela styles. It is: Performing Arts
Texts and folk dances
Medium
4644 Costume, make-up and ornaments belong to which type of abhinaya? Performing Arts
Abhinaya and rasa theory
Easy
4645 What is the sthayi bhava of karuna rasa? Performing Arts
Abhinaya and rasa theory
Easy
4646 An actor playing a grieving mother begins to tremble and tears flow naturally. These involuntary signs belong… Performing Arts
Abhinaya and rasa theory
Medium
4647 In a love scene, moonlight and a garden in spring heighten the hero's feeling. In rasa theory these are: Performing Arts
Abhinaya and rasa theory
Hard
4648 Which rasa was not among Bharata's original eight and was accepted later as the ninth? Performing Arts
Abhinaya and rasa theory
Medium
4649 Kerala Kalamandalam was founded in 1930 by: Performing Arts
Dance institutions and festivals
Easy
4650 The Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad was founded by: Performing Arts
Dance institutions and festivals
Easy
4651 Which festival offers dance to Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram around Maha Shivaratri? Performing Arts
Dance institutions and festivals
Medium
4652 Which Kathak gharana is especially noted for grace, delicate abhinaya and development at the court of Wajid A… Performing Arts
Dance institutions and festivals
Medium
4653 The Kathak Kendra in New Delhi and the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy in Imphal function as units of … Performing Arts
Dance institutions and festivals
Hard
4654 Which tabla stroke is produced by playing Ta on the dayan and Ge on the bayan together? Performing Arts
Tabla, pakhawaj and mridangam
Easy
4655 The wooden blocks placed under the leather straps of the tabla and moved to adjust pitch are called: Performing Arts
Tabla, pakhawaj and mridangam
Medium
4656 Which pair of tabla gharanas is known for the "band baaj" (closed style)? Performing Arts
Tabla, pakhawaj and mridangam
Medium
4657 Which drum is the traditional accompaniment of dhrupad and has wheat dough applied to its bass head? Performing Arts
Tabla, pakhawaj and mridangam
Easy
4658 A barrel drum carved from jackfruit wood, with semolina paste applied on the left head, is played in a Karnat… Performing Arts
Tabla, pakhawaj and mridangam
Hard
4659 A phrase is played three times so that its last bol falls exactly on sam. This device is called: Performing Arts
Percussion terms
Easy
4660 A tabla player presents a fixed theme and then develops variations using only the bols of that theme, ending … Performing Arts
Percussion terms
Easy