SAMPADA DANCE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Anjali - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: salutations
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands joined at the palm
Usages: saluting gods, elders, or people
Kapota - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: dove
Book: both
Formation: pataka hands joined at the sides, top, and bottom
Usages: taking oath and conversations with elders
Karkata - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crab
Book: both
Formation: fingers of hands are interlocked and turned out
Usages: shows a group, blowing of conch, and stretching limbs
Svastika - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crossed
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands crossed at the wrists
Usages: timid speech, dispute, and praising
Dola - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: swing
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands down at the sides
, Usages: beginning of a natya
Puspaputa - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: flower casket
Book: both
Formation: sarpa-sirsa hands pressed together
Usages: offering arati, receiving fruit, and cupping water from a river
Utsanga - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: embrace
Book: both
Formation: mrugasheersha hands across the chest
Usages: embrace, shyness, and discipline children
Sivalinga - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: Lord Shiva's symbol
Book: Abhinaya Darpana
Formation: ardha-candra with left hand and sikhara with the right
Usages: shows a siva-linga
Kataka-vardhana - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: link of increase
Book: both
Formation: kataka-mukha crossed at the wrists
Usages: coronation, puja, weddings
Kartari-svastika - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crossed arrow shafts
Book: Abhinaya Darpana
Formation: kartari-mukha hands crossed
Usages: trees and the summit of a hill
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Anjali - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: salutations
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands joined at the palm
Usages: saluting gods, elders, or people
Kapota - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: dove
Book: both
Formation: pataka hands joined at the sides, top, and bottom
Usages: taking oath and conversations with elders
Karkata - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crab
Book: both
Formation: fingers of hands are interlocked and turned out
Usages: shows a group, blowing of conch, and stretching limbs
Svastika - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crossed
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands crossed at the wrists
Usages: timid speech, dispute, and praising
Dola - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: swing
Book: both
Formation: two pataka hands down at the sides
, Usages: beginning of a natya
Puspaputa - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: flower casket
Book: both
Formation: sarpa-sirsa hands pressed together
Usages: offering arati, receiving fruit, and cupping water from a river
Utsanga - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: embrace
Book: both
Formation: mrugasheersha hands across the chest
Usages: embrace, shyness, and discipline children
Sivalinga - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: Lord Shiva's symbol
Book: Abhinaya Darpana
Formation: ardha-candra with left hand and sikhara with the right
Usages: shows a siva-linga
Kataka-vardhana - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: link of increase
Book: both
Formation: kataka-mukha crossed at the wrists
Usages: coronation, puja, weddings
Kartari-svastika - CORRECT ANSWER -Definition: crossed arrow shafts
Book: Abhinaya Darpana
Formation: kartari-mukha hands crossed
Usages: trees and the summit of a hill
