Question

Naurata is the dance performed by unmarried girls in which of the following region of Madhya Pradesh?
1. Chitrakoot
2. Baghelkhand
3. Malwa
4. Bundelkhand

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bundelkhand

The correct answer is Bundelkhand.

• Naurata is the dance performed by unmarried girls in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.
• Naurata dance is performed by the would-be brides to invoke God seeking a good match and conjugal bliss.

• Badhai is a ceremonial dance performed in the Bundelkhand region. It is performed on childbirth, marriages or any other get together to celebrate happiness and joy.  
• Raai folk dance is also performed in the Bundelkhand region of the state Madhya Pradesh.
• Grida dance is a popular dance of Madhya Pradesh performed by people at the time of sowing the Rabi crop.

State	Madhya Pradesh
Established	1st November 1956
Chief Minister	Shivraj Singh Chauhan(Dec-2020)
Capital	Bhopal
Governor	Anandiben Patel(Dec-2020)
Districts	52
Headquarters	Bhopal City
Legislature	Unicameral (230)
Area (Total)	308,252 (km) (132,139 (sq mi)
Population (2011) total	72,625,809
Density	236/km
Literacy rate	70.06%
Sex Ratio	931
Lok Sabha Constituencies	29 seats
Rajya Sabha Constituencies	11 seats
High court	Jabalpur high court