Match the dominant folk dance with the song-theme: Folk dance Song-theme

Question

Match the dominant folk dance with the song-theme: Folk dance Song-theme

i. Panthi A. Devotional hymns of Guru Ghasidas (Hari-Gaitri)

ii. Gotipua B. Krishna-Jagannath leela narratives

iii. Kalbelia C. Sensuous serpent metaphors

iv. Tippani D. Work-song pounding couplets (Saathiyo Re)

1. A. i-A, ii-B, iii-C, iv-D (Correct answer)
2. B. i-B, ii-A, iii-D, iv-C
3. C. i-C, ii-B, iii-A, iv-D
4. D. i-A, ii-C, iii-B, iv-D

Correct Answer

Option A — i-A, ii-B, iii-C, iv-D

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is i-A, ii-B, iii-C, iv-D.

Key Points

• Match each folk dance to its song-theme: Panthi–A (devotional hymns to Guru Ghasidas, a Satnami dance of Chhattisgarh); Gotipua–B (Krishna–Jagannath narratives, danced by young boys of Odisha); Kalbelia–C (serpent metaphors, the Rajasthani snake-charmer community's dance); Tippani–D (work-song couplets, a Gujarati labour dance).
• Even anchoring two pairs confidently — Kalbelia with serpents, Gotipua with Odisha's Krishna theme — eliminates every wrong option here, so you rarely need all four to lock the answer.