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Which ancient scholar is credited with the Natya Shastra?Read the answer and worked solution →The most studied version of the Natya Shastra is divided into how many chapters?Read the answer and worked solution →Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form from which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Kathakali and Mohiniyattam are classical dances of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Kuchipudi is a classical dance from which state or states?Read the answer and worked solution →Which classical dance form belongs to the state of Assam?Read the answer and worked solution →Which classical dance has a genre called huyen langlon that focuses on combat?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Indian dances has the Sangeet Natak Akademi recognised as classical?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ancient dance-drama tradition named in the Natya Shastra was centred on Ujjain?Read the answer and worked solution →The Natya Shastra calls religious performing arts, seen as a spiritual path, by what term?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the title Abhinaya Darpana translate to in English?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhangra is a folk dance of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →The folk dance Bihu is associated with which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kerala art is the only surviving specimen of ancient Sanskrit theatre?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the traditional string puppets of Rajasthan called?Read the answer and worked solution →Putul Nautch is the traditional rod puppet form of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of puppets are also known as sleeve, hand or palm puppets?Read the answer and worked solution →In Odisha glove puppetry, which instrument does the puppeteer play with one hand?Read the answer and worked solution →Tholu Bommalata shadow puppetry belongs to which state?Read the answer and worked solution →An ancient system groups instruments as strings, membranes, cymbals and what?Read the answer and worked solution →The oldest preserved Indian melodies come from which Veda?Read the answer and worked solution →The Samaveda proposed a tonal structure of how many named tones?Read the answer and worked solution →Which music accounts for over 70 percent of music sales in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which contemporary style fuses Indian folk or classical music with Western traditions?Read the answer and worked solution →Along with Hindustani, which is the other main Indian classical tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is considered the father of Carnatic music?Read the answer and worked solution →Tyagaraja, Shyama Shastry and which other musician form the Carnatic trinity?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is called the father of the current Carnatic concert format?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city hosts the December Music Season, called the world's largest cultural event?Read the answer and worked solution →What influence mainly made Hindustani music diverge from Carnatic music?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which ancient scholar is credited with the Natya Shastra?

  1. The poet Kalidasa
  2. The sage Bharata Muni
  3. The sage Patanjali
  4. The poet Bhasa
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Correct answer: B. The sage Bharata Muni

The foundational treatise on classical dance and drama is attributed to the sage Bharata Muni.

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The most studied version of the Natya Shastra is divided into how many chapters?

  1. 36
  2. 12
  3. 48
  4. 24
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Correct answer: A. 36

The commonly studied text has about 6000 verses arranged in 36 chapters.

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Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form from which state?

  1. Karnataka
  2. West Bengal
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: D. Tamil Nadu

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

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