ICSE Class 10 Specimen Paper 2022 Indian Dance Semester 2

ICSE SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATION
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
INDIAN DANCE
Maximum Marks: 50
Time allowed: One and a half hours
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A

(Attempt all questions.)

Question 1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the
question, Write the correct answer only.) [10]

(i) Natyacharya V P Dhananjayan is associated with __________.

(a) Bharatanatyam

(b) Kathak

(c) Kuchipudi

(d) Odissi

(ii) Guru Kelucharan Mahapatro is an eminent guru of __________.

(a) Kathak

(b) Manipuri

(c) Kathakali

(d) Odissi

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(iii) __________ is a Kathak exponent.

(a) Saswati Sen

(b) Shivaji Bharati

(c) Leela Samson

(d) Shobha Naidu

(iv) Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is associated with __________.

(a) Kathakali

(b) Kathak

(c) Kuchipudi

(d) Odissi

(v) The following is an exponent of Manipuri:

(a) Darshana Jhaveri

(b) Sashadhar Acharya

(c) Indira Bora

(d) Ranjana Jhaveri

(vi) Saroja Vaidyanathan is associated with _________.

(a) Kuchipudi

(b) Kathak

(c) Mohiniattam

(d) Bharatanatyam

(vii) Raja & Radha Reddy are associated with _________.

(a) Kathakali

(b) Bharatanatyam

(c) Odissi

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(viii) Bala Saraswati is associated with _________.

(a) Odissi

(b) Kathakali

(c) Bharatanatyam

(ix) Guru Chandrakanta Singha is famous in _________ style.

(a) Odissi

(b) Manipuri

(c) Kathak

(d) Kuchipudi

(x) Guru Smt. Voleti Rangamani is famous guru of _________ style.

(a) Odissi

(b) Kathakali

(c) Bharatanatyam

(d) Kuchipudi

SECTION B

(Attempt any four questions)

Question 2

(i) Write a brief history of your chosen dance style. [5]

(ii) Write about ‘how the name derived from’ to the dance style? [5]

Question 3

(i) Write the Costumes used for the chosen dance style. [5]

(ii) Write the names of the repertoire of your dance style in order. [5]

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Question 4

(i) Write the contributions of any one of the Gurus of your style. [5]

(ii) Write any five names of the exponents of your chosen dance style. [5]

Question 5

(i) Write the five famous institutions of your chosen dance style. [5]

(ii) Write the five main instruments used for your chosen dance style. [5]

Question 6

Write briefly about any two of the following Gurus: [10]

(i) Uday Shankar

(ii) Guru Shambu Maharaj

(iii) Tanjore Quartet

(iv) Vedantam Lakshminarayana Shastri

Question 7

Write about any two of the following exponents: [10]

(i) Rukmini Devi Arundel

(ii) GopiKrishna

(iii) Dr. Padma Subramanyam

(iv) Pandit Birju Maharaj

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