Seraikella, one of the three styles of the Chhau dance, belongs to which state?
- A.Odisha
- B.West Bengal
- C.Jharkhand
- D.Bihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Jharkhand. Chhau is a martial masked dance of eastern India with three recognised styles, and Seraikella Chhau takes its name from the former princely seat of Seraikella in Jharkhand, where the royal house trained and refined it. Its masks are small and smooth, and the dance leans on stylised gesture rather than raw combat.
Option A, Odisha, is the home of Mayurbhanj Chhau, the one style danced without any mask, so the expression is carried by the face itself. Option B, West Bengal, is the home of Purulia Chhau, which uses large brightly painted masks and enacts battle episodes such as Mahishasura Mardini. Option D, Bihar, has Jat-Jatin, Jhijhiya, Paika and the folk theatre Bidesia, but no Chhau style. All three Chhau styles together were inscribed by UNESCO in 2010.
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- A.Assam
- B.Manipur
- C.Tripura
- D.Nagaland
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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- A.Goa
- B.Karnataka
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Chhattisgarh
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- A.Mizoram
- B.Meghalaya
- C.Sikkim
- D.Arunachal Pradesh
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- A.Nagaland
- B.Tripura
- C.Manipur
- D.Assam
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