Classical Dance Class-3 Past Paper PDF

CLASS-3 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY ART & CULTURE OF INDIA CLASSICAL DANCE GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 ...

CLASS-3 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY ART & CULTURE OF INDIA CLASSICAL DANCE GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 1. Who had popularized Indian Classical Dance in abroad? (a) Uday Shankar (b) Mrinalini Sarabhai (c) Yamini Krishnamurthy (d) None GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 2. Who is not associated with “Bharatnatyam” Dance recital? (a) Rukmini Devi (b) Kanak Rele (c) Sonal Mansingh (d) Uday Shankar GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 3. Which Bharatnatyam awardee won all Padma awards? (a) Padma Subramaniam (b) Yamini Krishnamurthy (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Bala Saraswati GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 4. Who is the first transgender woman to be awarded with Padma Shri,2019 TN? (a) Sudha Chandran (b) Nartaki Nataraj (c) Alarmel Velli (d) Urmila Satyanarayana GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 5. “A Passion for Dance” is the auto-biography of- (a) Sonal Mansingh (b) Mrinalini Sarabhai (c) Yamini Krishnamurthy (d) None GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 6. Who is known as “Queen of Bharatnatyam”? (a) Yamini Krishnamurthy (b) Mallika Sarabhai (c) Rukmini Devi (d) Bala Saraswati GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 7. Which instrument is not used in the dance form of Bharatnatyam? (a) Manjira (b) Mridangam (c) Venna (d) Dhola GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 8. Which dance form is known as “Poetry in Motion”? (a) Kathakali (b) Bharatnatyam (c) Odissi (d) Both (a) and (b) GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 9. With the decline of the Devadasi system, who revived this dance form? (a) Mukunda Raja (b) V.N. Menon (c) E. Krishna Iyer (d) Madhavi Mudgal GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY KATHAKALI GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY KATHAKALI (KERALA) Symbolize: – Sky/Ether Kathakali = Katha + Kali (Mixture of dance, music, acting and dramatizes stories) Story Drama It has evolved from many social and religious theatrical forms which existed in the Southern region in ancient time. Influenced by: Chakiarkoothu, Koodiyattam, Krishnattam and Ramanattam. Dancers perform the characters of Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas, so it is called “Ballad of the East”. GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY Special Emphasis on: Facial gestures, eye and eye-brow movement, expression of checks, nose, chin and hand movement. Two types of Characters in this dance: Hero (Pacha) & Villian (Kathi) Color Indication: GREEN: Virtue and Dignity RED: Sin/Loyalty (Beside the nose) BLACK: Tama-sika (Evil & Wickedness) YELLOW: Satvika & Rajasic (For Saints & Women) Completely RED painted face indices Evil. White beard indicates being with higher consciousness and divinity. GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY o It was revived in the 1930s by the famous Malayali Poet V.N. Menon under the patronage of Mukunda Raja o Kathakali is essentially an all-male troupe performance. o Language of Songs is: Manipravalam (Malayalam+ Sanskrit) GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY Famous Proponents: ❖ KALAMANDALAM RAMAN KUTTY NAIR RITA GANGULY ❖ SADANAM KRISNANKUTTY ❖ GOPI NATH ❖ GURU KUNCHU KURUP ❖ KOTTAKKAL SIVARAMAN GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY ❖ MILENA SALVINI (ITALIAN BORN FRENCH) (AMBASSADOR OF KATHAKALI) ❖ LOUISE LIGHTFOOT (AUSTRALIAN MOTHER OF KATHAKALI) GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY MOHINIYATTAM GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY ❖MOHINIYATTAM (KERALA) Style: Lasya Symbolize: Air MOHINIYATTAM = MOHINI + ATTAM (Solo Dance) Beautiful Woman Dance It is the Celestial enchantress of the Hindu Mythology. GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY o It is believed that this dance form developed from the story of Vishnu (Who took the juice of Mohini to kill Bhasmasura) o It was structured into the present-day classical format by the Travancore kings, Maharaja Kartika Thirunal and his successor Maharaja Swati Thirunal. Chief Architect of the dance in the 19th century. o Reference of Mohiniyattam can be formed in – (i) Vyavaharamala (Author: Namputiri) (ii) Ghoshayatra (Author: Kunjan Nambiar) o Revived by: V.N Menon with Kalyani Amma. GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY o Special emphasis on: (i) Natural and Realistic facial expression. [24 Hand Gesture] (ii) Eye movement very important. (iii) No heavy steps/rhythmic tension. [40 Basic dance movement “Atavakul/Atavus”] (iv) Footwork is gentle/soft and sliding. o Costume: White and off-white being the principal colors and presence of gold colored brocade design. GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY o Instrument: Manjira (Cymbals) Veena Drums Flute GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 1. Which dance form is known as the “Ballad of the east’? (a) Bharatnatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 2. Which of the following instruments is not used in Mohiniyattam? (a) Dhola (b) Mridangam (c) Flute (d) Violin GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 3. Who is known as Australian Mother of Kathakali? (a) Louise Lightfoot (b) Milena Salvini (c) Both (d) Sitara Devi GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 4. Green Face in Kathakali symbolize- (a) Virtue (b) Tamasika (c) Loyalty (d) Sin GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 5. Kathakali is a famous dance form of which state? (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odissi GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 6. Who is not associated with Kathakali? (a) Rita Ganguli (b) Gopi Nath (c) Raman Kutty Nair (d) Kanak Rele GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 7. Chief Architect of Mohiniyattam dance form? (a) Maharaja Kartika Tirunal (b) Maharaja Swati Thirunal (c) Kalyani Amma (d) V.N Menon GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464  WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY 8. Name of the language used in the song of Kathakali? (a) Maniprava (b) Manipravalam (c) Manipoitrilam (d) None GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464 WBPSC /SSC /RAILWAY GW ACADEMY / ARNAB SIR / HELP LINE- 7908967464