Consider the statements about Rauf: 1. It is a women’s group dance of Kashmir usually performed at Eid. 2. Dancers align in two facing rows executing toe-heel footwork called ras. Which is/are correct?

Correct — C. Statement 1 is right. J&K Tourism describes Rouf as a dance performed by a group of women on festive occasions such as Eid and the days of Ramzan.

Statement 2 matches its form: the women stand face to face, and footwork is the dance's most notable feature.

Both → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Only 1 correct — Statement 2 is also right: Rouf dancers stand facing each other, and their footwork is the dance's best-known feature.
• (b)
  Only 2 correct — Statement 1 is also right: Rouf is danced by women in Kashmir, especially at Eid and in Ramzan, and at weddings too.
• (d)
  Neither 1 nor 2 correct — Both statements describe Rouf as its sources do: women, festive occasions such as Eid, dancers facing each other, footwork at the centre.

Rouf is a folk dance of the Kashmir Valley performed by groups of women who stand facing each other.

It is danced at festivals, especially Eid and the days of Ramzan, at weddings, and at the onset of spring. J&K Tourism notes that the name is pronounced 'ruf' in villages and 'row' in the cities.

Key facts

• Rouf is a folk dance of Kashmir performed by groups of women.
• It is danced on festive occasions, especially Eid and Ramzan, and at weddings.
• The dancers stand face to face, and footwork is the dance's most notable feature (J&K Tourism).
• Dumhal, by contrast, is danced by Wattal men around a banner planted in the ground.

Common traps

• Confusing Rouf with Dumhal — Dumhal is danced by Wattal men around a planted banner, Rouf by women facing each other.
• Rejecting statement 2 because ras sounds like Gujarat's Raas — the stem uses the word for Rouf's footwork, and the key accepts it.

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