Art & Culture · SSC CGL previous year questions

In which year was the National Institute of Kathak Dance established?

1. A.1961
2. B.1969
3. C.1954
4. D.1964

‘Nuakhai’ is the state festival of:

1. A.Odisha
2. B.Tamil Nadu
3. C.Meghalaya
4. D.Bihar

In which of the following states is the Nrityagram, an Odissi dance institution, located?

1. A.Karnataka
2. B.Tamil Nadu
3. C.Kerala
4. D.Maharashtra

Bhortal dance is famous in _________ .

1. A.Odisha
2. B.Madhya Pradesh
3. C.Punjab
4. D.Assam

How many times in a year is the Bihu festival celebrated in Assam?

1. A.5
2. B.4
3. C.3
4. D.2

Which of the following groups of classical dancers is related to Kathak?

1. A.Yamini Krishnamurthy, Shobha Naidu and Swapnasundari
2. B.Sitara Devi, Shaswati Sen and Urmila Nagar
3. C.Alarmel Valli, Malavika Sarukkai and Sucheta Chaphekar
4. D.Kumkum Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh and Kiran Sehgal

Indian musician Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy Award in 1968 for best chamber music performance for which of the following works done by him?

1. A.West Meets East
2. B.The Concert for Bangladesh
3. C.The Sounds of India
4. D.Full Circle - Carnegie Hall

Celebrated every year, the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award festival is named after the famous classical dancer of which of the following dance forms?

1. A.Odissi
2. B.Mohiniyattam
3. C.Kathak
4. D.Kuchipudi

Guruvayur Ekadashi is the cultural festival of which Indian state?

1. A.Karnataka
2. B.Andhra Pradesh
3. C.Tamil Nadu
4. D.Kerala

Lai Haraoba is the earliest form of which of the following classical dances of India?

1. A.Manipuri
2. B.Mohiniyattam
3. C.Sattriya
4. D.Kathakali

Who among the following Indian music directors, specially known as a leading drummer of India, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019?

1. A.Sivamani
2. B.Nucleya
3. C.Bappi Lahiri
4. D.Naushad

The 'Joenpa Legso' is a welcome dance of ______.

1. A.Afghanistan
2. B.Bhutan
3. C.Sri Lanka
4. D.Bangladesh

Dhalo is a folk dance of which Indian state?

1. A.Tamil Nadu
2. B.Uttar Pradesh
3. C.Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Goa

Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai, the Bharatanatyam legend, was also recognised for which of the following dance forms?

1. A.Kathak
2. B.Kathakali
3. C.Kuchipudi
4. D.Odissi

Who among the following was the Maharana of Mewar and composed a book on music called 'Sangeet Raj'?

1. A.Maharana Sanga
2. B.Maharana Pratap
3. C.Maharana Kumbha
4. D.Maharana Udai Singh

Tamladu is a festival celebrated by the Buddhist community of which Indian state?

1. A.Karnataka
2. B.Arunachal Pradesh
3. C.Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Himachal Pradesh

'Luddi' is a folk dance of which of the following states of India?

1. A.Manipur
2. B.Punjab
3. C.Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Kerala

'Ras-Lila' recognised as one of the classical dance forms of India belongs to which of the following states?

1. A.Assam
2. B.Meghalaya
3. C.Tripura
4. D.Manipur

Which of the following musicians is associated with the instrument santoor?

1. A.Alauddin Khan
2. B.Annapurna Devi
3. C.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
4. D.Vilayat Khan

Padma Bhushan awardee, Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, was a renowned guru for which of the following classical dance forms?

1. A.Kathakali
2. B.Kathak
3. C.Odissi
4. D.Kuchipudi

Famous dance personality Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with which of these dance forms?

1. A.Kathak
2. B.Bharatanatyam
3. C.Kathakali
4. D.Odissi

Akham Lakshmi Devi, a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi award, is renowned for which of the following dances?

1. A.Kathak
2. B.Odissi
3. C.Sattriya
4. D.Manipuri

Guru Bipin Singh is associated with which of these dance forms?

1. A.Kathak
2. B.Odissi
3. C.Manipuri
4. D.Kathakali

Who among the following is an exponent of the classical instrument, Santoor?

1. A.Pandit Kumar Gandharva
2. B.Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
3. C.Pandit Ravi Shankar
4. D.Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Which festival has the meaning 'to boil' or 'boiling' in its name?

1. A.Pongal
2. B.Onam
3. C.Raja
4. D.Bihu