CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2025 for Odissi

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

SAMPLE PAPER
CLASS 12
2025

DANCE (ODISSI)
CODE-059
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
CLASS XII (2024-25)

One Theory Paper – 2 hrs Total Marks – 30

General Instructions
 Section-A
Attempt all Questions (Each Question will carry 1 mark)
 Section-B
Attempt all Questions (Each Question will carry 2 Marks)
 Section-C
Attempt all Questions (Each Question will carry 6 Marks)

S.No. SECTION-A Marks

1. Which musical instrument is not played in Odissi dance? 1
1. Mardal
2. harmonium
3. Tabla
4. Sitar

2. Bengapatiya is worn in which part of the body ? 1
1. Head
2. Waist
3. Hand
4. leg

3. The term Vachika deals with ? 1
1. Song
2. Body
3. Emotion
4. Costume

4. Who wrote Abhinaya Darpan Text? 1
1. Bharat Muni
2. Jayadeva
3. Maheshwar Mahapatra
4. Nandikeshwar

5. Guru Pankaj Charan Das style of Odissi Dance is based on? 1
1. Gotipua
2. Mahari
3. Gotipua and Mahari
4. Temple Sculptures

6. Which Rasa depicts anger emotion? 1
1. Bhayanak
2. Shringar
3. Raudra
4. Shanta

7. Purulia Chhau Dancers uses which types of masks? 1
1. Big
2. Small
3. very small
4. None

8. How many types of laya are there ? 1
1. four
2. Eight
3. Three
4. two

SECTION-B

2
9. What do you know by the term Natyadharmi ?
(OR)
Name any four folk dances of Odisha.

10. 2
Define the term Taal ?
(OR)
Define the term Lasya ?

11. 2
What are the musical instruments played in Chhau Dance?
(OR)
What do you know about the term Nritya?

12. 2
Define the term Rasa?
(OR)
Write any one Taal with its calculation of Matra, Vibhag, and Chhand.

13. 2
Write in short about Abhinaya Chandrika Text.
(OR)
Who were the ancient temple dancers and medieval-period dancers of
Odisha?

SECTION-C

14. 6
Describe Aharya of Odissi dance?

15. 6
Write a short biography of Guru kelucharan Mahapatra?
(OR)
Describe four types of Abhinaya?

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