Cultural Activities (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

1. Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri, chief revivalist and exponent of _____________ received the Kerala State Award by Kerala Folklore Academy on 7 December 2021. [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Charkula Dance
(b) Ghode Modini
(c) Thidambu Nritham
(d) Kummi Dance

Correct Answer: (c) Thidambu Nritham

Solution:Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri won the Kerala State Award from Kerala Folklore Academy in December 2021. He has developed Thidambu Nritham as a classical dance form in the Malabar region. This Dance is performed in Goa and Karnataka.

2. Radha Sridhar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2018 for her contribution to which classical dance of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 08.07.2022 (Shift-II)]

(d) Bharatanatyam
(a) Kathak dance
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Sattriya

Correct Answer: (d) Bharatanatyam

Solution:Radha Sridhar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2018 for her contribution to Bharatanatyam, which is a classical dance form originating from the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is one of the oldest and most popular classical dance forms in India, known for its intricate footwork, hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements that depict various stories and emotions. Radha Sridhar is a renowned Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has made significant contributions to the promotion and preservation of this art form.

3. Dr. Purushottam Dadheech, who was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2020, is associated with which of the following dance. forms? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Kathak
(d) Odissi

Correct Answer: (c) Kathak

Solution:Dr Purushottam Dadheech, awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2020, is a Kathak dancer. He is currently the Director of the world's first dedicated Kathak Research Centre at the Sri Sri University, Cuttack, called Sri Sri Centre for Advanced Research in Kathak.

4. Guru MK Saroja has been conferred with the Padma Shri for the relentless pursuit of which of the following dances? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bharatanatyam
(b) Mohiniyattam
(c) Odissi
(d) Kuchipudi

Correct Answer: (a) Bharatanatyam

Solution:Madras Kadiravelu Saroja is an Indian classical dancer known for her expertise, as an exponent and teacher, in Bharatanatyam's classical dance form. Bharatanatyam is a major form of Indian classical Dance that originated in Tamil Nadu.

• Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala.

• Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. Kuchipudi is indigenous to the state of Andhra Pradesh.

5. Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma was an exponent of which Indian classical dance form? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Odissi
(b) Bharatanatyam
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Kathak

Correct Answer: (c) Kuchipudi

Solution:Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma (1935-2012), popularly known as Satyam, was an Indian classical dane. er and choreographer, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Kuchipudi.

6. Padma Bhushan awardee Padma Subrahmanyam is a ________ dancer. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kathak
(b) Mohiniyattam
(c) Manipuri
(d) Bharatnatyam

Correct Answer: (d) Bharatnatyam

Solution:Padma Bhushan awardee Padma Subrahmanyam is a Bharatanatyam dancer. Padma Subrahmanyam received Padma Shri in 1981 and Padma Bhushan in 2003.

7. Pandit Shambhu Maharaj, a classical _________ dancer, was awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1967. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Odissi
(d) Kathakali

Correct Answer: (b) Kathak

Solution:Pandit Shambhu Maharaj, a classical Kathak dancer, was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1967. Pandit Shambhu Maharaj was a Guru of the Lucknow Gharana (school) of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak. The world-famous Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj is the face of the Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Lucknow.

8. Padma Shri awardee Guru Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair was a dancer of which of the following classical dances of India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Odissi
(c) Kathak
(d) Kathakali

Correct Answer: (d) Kathakali

Solution:Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair (1916-2007) was one of the most revolutionary Kathakali artists in the history of classical dance-drama from Kerala, India.

9. Rama Vaidyanathan was awarded with the honour of the Devadasi National Award in 2013 for her contribution in which of the following Indian dance forms? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 03.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Bharatnatyam
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Odissi

Correct Answer: (b) Bharatnatyam

Solution:Rama Vaidyanathan is an Indian bharatnatyam artist from Delhi. She is one of the directors of Ganesha Natyalaya, one of the best Bharatanatyam institutes in the country. Rama Vaidyanathan was awarded the Devadasi National Award in 2013 for Bharatnatyam.

10. Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana, the celebrated dancer duo have been conferred the Padma Shri for their significant contribution to which of the following dance forms in 2022? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 03.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kathak
(b) Bharatanatyam
(c) Kathakali
(d) Manipuri

Correct Answer: (a) Kathak

Solution:Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana are a sister duo from Agra in Uttar Pradesh known for their outstanding performances of the Benaras Gharana style of Kathak. The President of India bestowed PADMA SHRI on duo Nalini-Kamalini Asthana (Kathak), R Muthukannammal (Sadir), Padmaja Reddy (Kuchipudi) at a particular function at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi.

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