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Which ancient treatise is the base text of Indian classical dances?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is the ancient scholar credited with the Natya Shastra?Read the answer and worked solution →Bharatanatyam is the classical dance of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which classical dance belongs to the state of Assam?Read the answer and worked solution →Manipuri dance comes from which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which classical dance originated in Kerala?Read the answer and worked solution →How many dances has the Sangeet Natak Akademi recognised as Indian classical dances?Read the answer and worked solution →Which part of a classical dance is pure rhythmic movement with no story?Read the answer and worked solution →In dance repertoire, which division is a play, usually a team performance?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the expressive hand gestures of classical dance called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the ankle bells worn by Indian classical dancers called?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the title Abhinaya Darpana mean in English?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kerala theatre is the only surviving form of ancient Sanskrit theatre?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scholar is credited with reviving the Kutiyattam tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ancient Sanskrit play was written by Kalidasa?Read the answer and worked solution →Who wrote the Sanskrit play Swapnavasavadatta?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sanskrit play Nagananda is attributed to which author?Read the answer and worked solution →Kathputli is the traditional string puppet form of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the string puppets of Orissa called?Read the answer and worked solution →Gombeyatta is the string puppet tradition of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Tamil Nadu puppet form blends rod and string techniques?Read the answer and worked solution →The traditional glove puppet play of Kerala is known as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Orissa glove puppet plays are mostly based on stories of whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Tholpavakoothu is the shadow puppet play of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Ravana Chhaya is a shadow puppet tradition of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Veda holds the oldest preserved Indian melodies?Read the answer and worked solution →India's classical music is known today in which two styles?Read the answer and worked solution →In Carnatic and Hindustani music, the melodic base is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Natyasastra groups instruments by source of vibration into how many classes?Read the answer and worked solution →How many pitches does the Indian classical scale have, with half-tones?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which ancient treatise is the base text of Indian classical dances?

  1. Kamasutra
  2. Natya Shastra
  3. Manusmriti
  4. Arthashastra
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Correct answer: B. Natya Shastra

The Natya Shastra, attributed to Bharata Muni, is the foundational treatise for Indian classical dance and drama.

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Who is the ancient scholar credited with the Natya Shastra?

  1. Bharata Muni
  2. Panini
  3. Kalidasa
  4. Patanjali
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Correct answer: A. Bharata Muni

The Natya Shastra is attributed to the sage Bharata Muni.

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Bharatanatyam is the classical dance of which state?

  1. Odisha
  2. Assam
  3. Kerala
  4. Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: D. Tamil Nadu

Bharatanatyam originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu and is its classical dance.

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