Which of the following dance forms of India is wrongly matched with the state of its origination?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mohiniyattam - Karnataka
The question asks for the pair that is wrongly matched. Each classical dance of India grew out of the temples, courts or monasteries of one region.
Option (1) Sattriya - Assam — Correctly matched (Incorrect). Sattriya was created by the saint Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th–16th century and grew in the sattras (monasteries) of Assam.
Option (2) Bharatanatyam - Tamil Nadu — Correctly matched (Incorrect). Bharatanatyam developed in the temples of Tamil Nadu and is one of the oldest classical dances of India.
Option (3) Mohiniyattam - Karnataka — Wrongly matched (Correct). Mohiniyattam, the graceful solo dance of the enchantress Mohini, is a classical dance of Kerala, not Karnataka.
Option (4) Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh — Correctly matched (Incorrect). Kuchipudi takes its name from the village of Kuchipudi in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.