Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Chitrasala was established in the year
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Bakkhali is a seaside resort in
A. North 24 Paraganas
B. Hooghly
C. East Midnapore
D. South 24 Parganas
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At the Sagar Islands, the three-day festival is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. It is
A. Ganga Mela
B. Hooghly Mela
C. Ganga Sagar Mela
D. Sagar Mela
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Academy of Fine Arts was established by Lady Ranu Mukherjee in
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............... is an important harbour for shipping activity.
A. Bakkhali
B. Frasergunj
C. Diamond harbour
D. None of the above
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While performing the Chhokra dance, it is accompanied by which of the following songs?
A. Malpa songs
B. Alkap songs
C. Film songs
D. Theatre songs
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Which instrument is also known as ashuranjani?
A. Ektara
B. Esraj
C. Tumbak
D. Dramyin
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Which dance form is performed on the occasion of the death anniversary of Madar Pir?
A. Fakir
B. Leto
C. Ghatu
D. Dhali
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Which composer first used Thumri style in Bengali song?
A. Dwijendralal Roy
B. Atulprasad Sen
C. Nazrul Islam
D. Rajnikanta Sen
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What is a Pala Gaan?
A. A traditional Bengali folk theatre
B. Vijaya songs
C. Wedding songs
D. None of the above
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This type of dance expresses the meaning of the song through flexible and rhythmic body movements this is known as
A. Rabindra Nritya
B. Kirtan dance
C. Chhau dance
D. Bhadu dance
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There is unique jumping and movement of shoulder and chest. This depicts the various expressions of anger, joy and courage. The unique movement is known
in Chhau dance
A. Utkarsha
B. Harsha
C. Ulfa
D. Mihira
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The Raybenshe is a dance pattern same like the Lathi dance. It is performed in which district of West Bengal?
A. Bardhaman
B. Birbhum
C. Murshidabad
D. All of the above
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The original agamani songs were first composed by
A. Ramprasad Sen
B. Nidhubabu
C. Anthony Kabiyal
D. None of these
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The one who holds a fairly large group of musicians and is a leader of Chhokra dance is known as
A. sarkar
B. sardar
C. malik
D. None of these
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The musical instrument Ektara is mainly used in
A. Baul song
B. Sari gaan
C. Jari gaan
D. None of these
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The Lathi dance is performed by the youths which play with dangerous weapons like swords, bamboo sticks. The dance is performed on the occasion of
A. Muharram
B. Ganesha Chaturthi
C. Durga Puja
D. Kali Puja
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The Kirtan dance is unique and has a characteristic of to be performed by whole village. Who gave the dance its unique and proper form?
A. Lord Shiva
B. Krishna Dev Raya
C. Gopala
D. Chaitanya Deva
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The Kirtan dance is the most common dance pattern performed in West Bengal. It is devoted to which of the following epic characters?
A. Lord Shiva
B. Lord Vishnu
C. Lord Ganesha
D. Lord Krishna
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The Khemta dance pattern is a most popular dance pattern of West Bengal. It is performed since last 30 to 40 years. It is performed on the occasion of
A. birthdays
B. marriages
C. anniversaries
D. Both (A) and (B)
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