48 real questions asked on this chapter in Rajasthan recruitment exams (Assistant Professor (College Education), CET (Graduate), CET (Senior Secondary), Patwari, College Lecturer, Lecturer (Technical Education), RAS Prelims, Senior Teacher (Secondary Education), VDO), 50 times in all. The wording is exactly as printed in the English part of each paper, and the answers are from the Commission's final answer key. 24 answers with explanations are free here; all answers are in the book. हिंदी में पढ़ें
| Name | What it is | Who / where | Remember it for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghoomar | Dance | Women; all Rajasthan | State's best-known dance; weddings and festivals |
| Kalbelia | Dance | Kalbelia (snake-charmer) women | UNESCO intangible heritage 2010; pungi, khanjari; Gulabo Sapera; also Shankariya, Indoni, Panihari |
| Gair | Dance | Bhil men, Mewar–Marwar; Holi | Dhol, bankiya, thali; dancers called 'gairiye'; Gair of Kanana (Barmer) |
| Geendar / Chang | Dances | Shekhawati; Holi | Men with sticks to the nagara (Geendar), with the chang (Chang) |
| Kachhi Ghodi | Dance | Shekhawati; weddings | Dummy bamboo horse at the waist |
| Terahtali | Dance | Kamad women; worship of Ramdevji | 13 manjiras tied to the body; Mangi Bai; Padarla (Pali) |
| Agni (fire) dance | Dance | Jasnathi Siddhas, Katriyasar (Bikaner) | Danced on burning embers, calling 'Fate-Fate' |
| Bhawai | Dance | Mewar area | Balancing many pots on the head on a sword edge or glass |
| Chari | Dance | Gurjar women of Kishangarh | Burning lamp in a pot on the head; Falku Bai |
| Dhol | Dance | Jalore; weddings | 'Thakna' style; made famous by Jai Narayan Vyas |
| Bum | Dance | Alwar–Bharatpur; Holi | Big nagara (bum) |
| Chakri | Dance | Kanjar women, Hadoti | Fast spinning |
| Walar / Loor | Dances | Garasia tribe | Walar has no instruments; Loor by Garasia women |
| Gavari (with Rai) | Dance-drama | Bhils of Mewar; about 40 days in Bhadrapad | Shiva-Parvati story; 'Puriya' is the main character of Rai (key) |
| Ghudla | Dance | Marwar (Jodhpur) | Chaitra Krishna 8 till Gangaur |
| Nahar | Dance | Mandal (Bhilwara); Rang Teras | Men covered in cotton as lions; from Shah Jahan's time |
| Khayals | Folk theatre | Kuchamani (Lachhiram), Shekhawati (Nanuram, Chirawa), Turra Kalangi (Ghosunda, Chittorgarh), Hela (Lalsot), Alibakhshi (Alwar), Mehandra ri (Jaisalmer) | Turra Kalangi artists: Jaidayal Soni, Chetram |
| Rammat / Tamasha / Swang | Folk theatre | Rammat: Bikaner–Jaisalmer; Tamasha: Jaipur (Bhatt family, from Pratap Singh's time); Swang: Janki Lal Bhand | Nautanki: Bharatpur–Dholpur |
| Tat (stringed) | Instruments | Kamaicha (Manganiyars), Ravanhatha (Pabuji's phad), Jantar (Devnarayan's phad), Chautara, Sarangi, Bhapang | Sarangi: Ram Narayan, Sultan Khan; Bhapang: Zahoor Khan Mewati |
| Sushir (wind) | Instruments | Algoza (Ramnath Choudhary), Nad (Karna Bhil), Satara, Mashak, Shehnai, Surnai, Nagphani, Bankiya, Tarpi (Kathodi tribe) | Algoza = two flutes played together |
| Ghan / Avanaddh | Instruments | Ghan: Khadtal (Sadiq Khan), Morchang, Manjira, Thali; Avanaddh: Dhol, Chang, Nagara | Morchang is held between the lips |
| Institutions | Folk-art bodies | Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal, Udaipur (Devilal Samar, 1952); Rupayan Sansthan, Borunda (Komal Kothari, Vijaydan Detha) | Puppetry and folk arts |
Which of the following is not a string instrument ?
Answer: (C) Algoza
Algoza is a wind (sushir) instrument blown by mouth (two flutes played together). Rawaj, Jantar and Kamaicha are stringed (tat) instruments.
In which folk dance 'Puria' is considered the main character of the dance ?
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Where is the 'Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal Institute' located?
Answer: (A) Udaipur
Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal was founded at Udaipur in 1952 by Devilal Samar. It is known for preserving puppetry and folk arts.
'Falku Bai' is related to which folk dance?
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Which one of the following musical instrument is different from the other three?
Answer: (A) Khadtal
Mashak, Shehnai and Algoza are wind (sushir) instruments, while Khadtal is a percussion (ghan) instrument played by striking wooden pieces together.
Which musical instrument is used during the recital of folktale 'Devnarayanji ki phad'?
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Jaydayal Soni and Chetram are related to -
Answer: (A) Turra Kalangi Khayal
As per the Commission's answer key, Jaidayal Soni and Chetram are artists of the Turra Kalangi khayal. Its main centre is the Ghosunda area of Chittorgarh.
Who among the following is not a master of Maand singing?
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Where is Lok Kala Mandir located?
Answer: (C) Udaipur
As per the Commission's answer key, the answer is Udaipur. The Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal set up by Devilal Samar at Udaipur is the main centre of folk arts and puppetry.
Which one of the following (Folk drama - Place) is not matched correctly?
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Famous classical players of Rajasthan origin Ram Narayan and Sultan Khan are related to which musical instrument?
Answer: (C) Sarangi
Pt. Ram Narayan (Udaipur) and Ustad Sultan Khan (Sikar) were world-famous sarangi players.
Where is the 'Rupayan Sansthan' located?
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The world famous Janki Lal Bhand is related to which folk play?
Answer: (B) Swang
Janki Lal Bhand of Bhilwara was an internationally known artist of the bahrupiya (swang) art, in which the performer takes on the look of a character.
Where is the tradition of organising the famous 'Nahar Dance' prevalent, since the time of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan?
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In which year was Kalbelia dance form included in UNESCO's intangible heritage list?
Answer: (C) 2010
This dance of the women of the Kalbelia (snake-charmer) community joined UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in November 2010. It uses the pungi and khanjari, and the dancers in black ghaghras move like snakes. Gulabo Sapera is its famous dancer.
In which Rajasthani folk dance, dhol, bankiya and thali are used as the main instruments?
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Which statements regarding Kuchamani Khayal are correct?
a. Kuchamani Khayal was started by the famous folk dramatist Lachhi Ram.
b. Chand Nilgiri, Rao Ridamal and Meera Mangal are the main khayals created by Lachhi Ram.
c. Kuchamani Khayal is not performed in an open theatre.
d. In this Khayal, players of Dhol, Sarangi, Clarinet and Dholak are the main accompanists.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: (D) a, b and d only
a, b and d are correct; c is wrong because Kuchamani khayal is played on an open stage. It is a khayal in folk-song style in which men play the women's roles. Ugamraj was a well-known artist of this form.
Allah Jilai Bai, a famous folk artist is well known for:
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During whose reign, a folk drama 'Tamasha' started? (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
Answer: (A) Maharaja Pratap Singh
The Tamasha folk theatre of Jaipur began in the time of Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. The Bhatt family (Banshidhar Bhatt, Gopi Krishna Bhatt) shaped it; "Jogi-Jogan" and "Heer-Ranjha" are famous tamashas.
Geendar dance is associated with which region of Rajasthan? (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
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With which occasion is the 'Kacchi Ghodi' dance associated? Choose the most appropriate option from below:
Answer: (D) Marriages
Kachhi Ghodi is danced at weddings by men who tie a dummy horse of bamboo at the waist. It is popular in Shekhawati; rows moving forward and back make a "flower-petal" pattern.
'Languriya song' is related to which god/goddess?
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In Rajasthan Bichchiyo, Lalar, Nokhila and Shikhar are:-
Answer: (B) Folk Songs
As per the Commission's answer key, these are folk songs of Rajasthan. Rajasthani folk songs are often named after a subject or an ornament, such as "Bichhiyo" (a toe ring).
Dhol dance is associated with which area of Rajasthan ?
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Rammat is a:
Answer: (C) Folk Drama
Rammat is the famous folk theatre of Bikaner and Jaisalmer, played around Holi on an open stage (pata). Stories such as Amar Singh Rathore and Hedau Meri are sung and acted in it.
Morchang is a:
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Padma Shri award winner Lakha Khan, of Jodhpur was given this award for working in which field ?
Answer: (D) Sangeet Art
Lakha Khan of Jodhpur is a famous Sindhi sarangi player and folk singer of the Manganiyar community. He received the Padma Shri in 2021 for art (music).
'Tarpi' instrument is mainly played by which caste ?
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'Terah Taali Dance' is a famous folk dance associated with
Answer: (D) Kamad Caste
Terahtali is danced by women of the Kamad community in worship of Baba Ramdev; they sit and dance with 13 manjiras tied to the body. Mangi Bai is its famous dancer; Padarla (Pali) is regarded as its centre.
"Languriya" songs sung by the devotees of Kela Devi are very popular in which region of Rajasthan ? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Which of the following is not an instrument used in Gair Dance ?
Answer: (C) Gairiye
The men who dance the Gair are called "Gairiye"; it is not an instrument. Dhol, bankiya and thali are the instruments of the Gair dance.
Who among the following was awarded the Padma Shri for exceptional contribution to Maand singing ?
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Identify the instrument/s which is/are not aerophone.
(i) Surnai (ii) Algoja (iii) Nagfani (iv) Kamayacha
Choose the correct option :
Answer: (C) Only (iv)
Kamaicha is a stringed (tat) instrument played by the Manganiyars. Surnai, Algoza and Nagphani are wind (sushir) instruments.
With which of the following areas of Rajasthan the Alibakshi Khayal is associated ?
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Shankariya dance of Rajasthan is related to
Answer: (A) Kalbeliya
Shankariya is a dance of the Kalbelia community, based on a love story. Other Kalbelia dances are Indoni, Panihari and Bagadiya.
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ? (Name — Text (Music))
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The singing tradition with which Gavari Devi was associated :
Answer: (B) Mand
Gavari Devi was a famous Maand singer of Rajasthan. The best-known Maand singer was Allah Jilai Bai (Bikaner), famous for "Kesariya Balam".
The dance form related to Garasia Tribe is
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Match list-I with list-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below -
List-I (Folk Musical Instrument): A. Bhapang B. Nad C. Algoza D. Khartal
List-II (Famous Music Artist): (i) Sadiq Khan (ii) Zahoor Khan (iii) Karna Bheel (iv) Ramnath Choudhary
Answer: (A) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
Bhapang – Zahoor Khan Mewati (Alwar), Nad – Karna Bhil (Jaisalmer), Algoza – Ramnath Choudhary (Jaipur) and Khartal – Sadiq Khan Manganiyar.
The men of which sect of Rajasthan perform the Agni Dance (Fire dance) ?
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Consider the following statements about the folk instrument 'Chautara' and choose the correct option from below :
A. It is a four stringed instrument.
B. It is generally used in singing bhajans of Ramdev ji.
Answer: (C) A and B both are true.
Chautara (tandura) is a four-stringed tat instrument. The Kamad community and devotees play it while singing bhajans of Ramdevji. So both statements are true.
Which of the following folk songs are sung on the occasion of marriage ?
(i) Jala (ii) Parnet (iii) Gorband (iv) Seethne
Select the right choice with the help of code given below :
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Which 'Khayaal' is mainly sung in the folk music of Jaisalmer ?
Answer: (A) Mehandra ri Khayaal
As per the Commission's answer key, "Mehandra ri Khayal" is the main khayal of Jaisalmer's folk music. Hela khayal belongs to Lalsot (Dausa), Turra-Kalangi to Ghosunda (Chittorgarh) and Kuchamani khayal to Nagaur (Lachhiram).
Which of the following is/are an aerophone?
A. Algoza
B. Bankiya
C. Satara
Choose the correct answer with the help of code given below -
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Match Column-A with Column-B regarding the Folk dances and the Places they are associated with and choose the correct answer from the options given below -
Column-A (Folk dance): a. Bhawai b. Ghudla c. Bum d. Agni
Column-B (Place): (i) Jodhpur (ii) Udaipur (iii) Bikaner (iv) Alwar
Answer: (C) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii)
Bhawai – Udaipur (Mewar), Ghudla – Jodhpur (Marwar), Bum dance – Alwar-Bharatpur, and Agni (fire) dance – Bikaner (Katriyasar, Jasnathi Siddhas).
Which of the following folk dance does not belong to Rajasthan? (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
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Match the Folk dances given in List I with the Performers / Occasions on which they are performed given in List II :
List I (Folk Dances): a. Ghoomar b. Gair c. Gawri d. Fire Dance
List II (Performer/Occasion): I. Mostly performed by Bhil Tribes II. Mostly performed by Jasnathis III. Mostly performed on marriage occasions IV. Mostly performed on the occasion of Holi
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: (C) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
Ghoomar is danced at weddings and festive occasions, Gair at Holi, Gavari by the Bhils (for 40 days in Bhadrapad), and the fire dance by the Jasnathi Siddhas (Katriyasar, Bikaner).
Nanu Ram of Chirawa is the most prominent artist of:
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Women of which community perform the Chakri dance?
Answer: (D) Kanjar
The Chakri dance belongs to the women of the Kanjar community of the Hadoti region, who spin very fast as they dance.
The Walar dance belongs to which tribe?
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The folk drama "Gavari", which runs for about 40 days in Bhadrapad, is linked with which tribe?
Answer: (B) Bhil
Gavari is the religious folk drama of the Bhils of Mewar, based on the story of Shiva and Parvati; it starts after Raksha Bandhan and runs for about 40 days.
The folk drama "Rammat" is mainly linked with which cities?
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Who mainly play the Kamaicha (a bowed stringed instrument)?
Answer: (D) Manganiyars
Kamaicha is the main instrument of the Manganiyar musicians of western Rajasthan (Jaisalmer-Barmer).
Which community is traditionally linked with the puppet art (kathputli) of Rajasthan?
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In which folk dance does the dancer balance many pots on the head and dance on a sword edge or glass?
Answer: (A) Bhawai
Bhawai is a dance of balance and feats: the dancer carries many pots on the head and dances on a sword edge, glass or the rim of a plate.
Which Rajasthani folk song is about women going to fetch water?
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The Nahar dance, in which men cover themselves in cotton like lions, is performed at which place?
Answer: (A) Mandal (Bhilwara)
The Nahar dance is performed at Mandal (Bhilwara) on Rang Teras after Holi; the tradition goes back to Shah Jahan's time.
Who founded the Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal at Udaipur in 1952?
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Which instrument is played with the phad of Pabuji?
Answer: (C) Ravanhatha
Bhopas recite Pabuji's phad with the ravanhatha. The jantar is played with Devnarayanji's phad.