Fill in the Blank: Kalbelia dance represents the movement of .

Question

Fill in the Blank: Kalbelia dance represents the movement of .

1. A. Camels
2. B. Snakes (Correct answer)
3. C. Birds
4. D. Horses

Correct Answer

Option B — Snakes

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Snakes.

Key Points

• Kalbelia is the folk dance of the Kalbelia community of Rajasthan, traditionally snake charmers, and its swirling black *ghagra* and sinuous body movements imitate a serpent.
• It is performed by women to the been (pungi), khanjari and dholak, and was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.
• Other Rajasthani folk forms asked alongside it: Ghoomar (Bhil, and the state's best-known), Kachhi Ghodi (danced on dummy horses), Bhavai, Terah Taali and Chari.
• Match the dance to the movement it mimics — Kalbelia the snake, Kachhi Ghodi the horse — as that is exactly how the fill-in-the-blank is framed.

Additional Information

• Folk dances by state, frequently asked as pairs: Bihu (Assam), Garba and Dandiya (Gujarat), Bhangra and Giddha (Punjab), Lavani (Maharashtra), Chhau (Jharkhand/Odisha/West Bengal) and Yakshagana (Karnataka).
• India's UNESCO intangible heritage entries include Kalbelia, Chhau, Ramlila, Vedic chanting, Kumbh Mela, Yoga, Durga Puja in Kolkata and Garba of Gujarat.
• Rajasthan's musical instruments recur in the same questions: the been (pungi), ravanhatha, kamaicha and morchang.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

रिक्त स्थान भरें: कालबेलिया नृत्य की गति को दर्शाता है।

1. A. ऊँट
2. B. साँप
3. C. पक्षियों
4. D. घोड़ों