1. When is the Karma festival celebrated?
a) Magha Purnima
b) Bhadrapad-Suklapaksh Ekadashi
c) Kartik Amavasya
d) Chaitra Navratri
Answer: b) Bhadrapad-Suklapaksh Ekadashi
2. What is the significance of the Karma festival?
a) Celebrating the new year
b) Praying for a bumper harvest after Kharif operations
c) Honoring the village head
d) Marking the end of winter
Answer: b) Praying for a bumper harvest after Kharif operations
3. What do young boys and girls do during the Karma festival?
a) Play games
b) Fast during the day
c) Watch movies
d) Plant trees in the village
Answer: b) Fast during the day
4. What does the branch of the "Karam Tree" represent during the Karma festival?
a) Village head
b) Karma Dev
c) Agricultural tools
d) Rain God
Answer: b) Karma Dev
5. When is Saila Dance usually performed by villagers?
a) Chaitra
b) Bhadrapad
c) Aghan
d) Magha
Answer: c) Aghan
6. What do the Saila Dancers use in their hands during the dance?
a) Flowers
b) Swords
c) Small sticks
d) Musical instruments
Answer: c) Small sticks
7. In which direction do the Saila Dancers move in the dance?
a) Clockwise only
b) Anti-clockwise only
c) Clockwise and then Anti-clockwise
d) Random direction
Answer: c) Clockwise and then Anti-clockwise
8. What gives the beat to the Saila Dancers during the dance?
a) Drum
b) Flute
c) Mandar
d) Guitar
Answer: c) Mandar
9. What is unique about the Suaa Dance?
a) Men perform it
b) Women use small sticks
c) It is performed during weddings
d) It involves acrobatics
Answer: b) Women use small sticks
10. What is placed in the center during the Suaa Dance?
a) Idol of a deity
b) Wooden parrots and rice
c) Fire pit
d) Sacred thread
Answer: b) Wooden parrots and rice
11. What is Pandwani, a famous dance-drama in Chhattisgarh, primarily a musical narration of?
a) Ramayana
b) Mahabharata
c) Bhagavad Gita
d) Puranas
Answer: b) Mahabharata
12. Who is credited with giving fame to Pandwani, not only in India but also abroad?
a) Teejan Bai
b) Ritu Verma
c) Pandwani Singh
d) Mahabharata Raj
Answer: a) Teejan Bai
13. Panthi dance in Chhattisgarh is performed by which community?
a) Gond
b) Satnami
c) Yadav
d) Raut
Answer: b) Satnami
14. What is the primary focus of Panthi dance songs, conveying strong spiritual messages related to devotion?
a) Celebrations
b) Omnipotent devotion
c) Historical events
d) Romantic tales
Answer: b) Omnipotent devotion
15. Which dance form in Chhattisgarh is performed by the Yadav community on Deepawali and involves singing and dancing in groups with sticks in their hands?
a) Raut Nacha
b) Pandwani
c) Panthi
d) Soowa
Answer: a) Raut Nacha
16. What is the primary purpose of Sohar Geet in Chhattisgarhi culture?
a. Wedding celebrations
b. Harvest festival
c. Childbirth blessings
d. Funeral rituals
Answer: c. Childbirth blessings
17. In the excerpt provided, what is the cultural significance of the word "Sohar" in the Bhojpuri dialect?
a. Feel good
b. Celebration
c. Traditional
d. Harmony
Answer: a. Feel good
18. When is Vivah Geet typically performed in Chhattisgarh?
a. During childbirth
b. Harvest season
c. Marriage ceremonies
d. Funeral rituals
Answer: c. Marriage ceremonies
19. What emotion or concept does the Mrityu Geet traditionally convey?
a. Celebration of life
b. Loss and demise
c. Harvest festivities
d. Wedding rituals
Answer: b. Loss and demise
20. The Bihav song in Chhattisgarh is associated with which cultural event?
a. Harvest festival
b. Birth of a child
c. Marriage celebrations
d. Funeral rituals
Answer: c. Marriage celebrations
21. What are the various themes or theses associated with the Bihav song in Chhattisgarh?
a. Maymour, Chulmati, Telmati, Parghani, Bhadoni, Nahdouri
b. Sate sakhi, Mandva ma, Angna me, Humko uda do
c. Karma, Raut Nacha, Sua, Pandvani
d. Dhols, Flutes, Manjiras, Nagaras
Answer: a. Maymour, Chulmati, Telmati, Parghani, Bhadoni, Nahdouri
22. Sua songs are commonly associated with which districts in Chhattisgarh?
a. Raipur and Bilaspur
b. Dantewada and Bilaspur
c. Bastar and Raipur
d. Rajnandgaon and Durg
Answer: b. Dantewada and Bilaspur
23. What type of performance is associated with Sua songs in Chhattisgarh?
a. Drama plays
b. Puppet shows
c. Dance performances
d. Magic shows
Answer: c. Dance performances
24. How are Sua songs typically accompanied in terms of musical instruments?
a. Drums and flutes
b. Collective clapping of hands
c. String instruments
d. Wind instruments
Answer: b. Collective clapping of hands
25. What do Sua songs represent in Chhattisgarh folklore?
a. Celebration of Diwali
b. Wedding of Shiva Parvati
c. Harvest period
d. Funeral rituals
Answer: b. Wedding of Shiva Parvati