Welcome to your Static GK SSC 50 MCQ SET:-4
Date:- 23/12/2024
1.
Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj belonged to which of the following musical gharanas?
2.
Who among the following founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai that is an important center for the study and performance of fine arts?
3.
Who among the following is the Indian classical dancer who masters both Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style?
4.
Talat Aziz is primarily a ___________singer.
5.
Ammanur Madhava Chakkiar was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following dance forms ?
6.
Sutapa Talukdar is associated with which Indian Classical dance form ?
7.
Who was the music director of the famous song “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon” sung by Lata Mangeshkar?
8.
Who among the following singers is from Andhra Pradesh ?
9.
Which of the following playback singers of India received the Padma Shri in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2016 ?
10.
Rohini Bhate, Pandit Munnalal Shukla, Kumudini Lakhia and Uma Sharma are famous exponents of which of the following classical dance forms?
11.
Ustad Asad Ali Khan is famous for which of the following schools of Dhrupad as an instrumentalist?
12.
____ was a star of the Kathak dance form described as ‘Nritya Samragini’ (the empress of dance) by Rabindranath Tagore.
13.
Who among the following personalities is an award winning Bhojpuri folk singer?
14.
Manna Dey was a famous personality of India in the field of _.
15.
Deba Prasad Das, Pankaj Charan Das and Gangadhar Pradhan are associated with which of the following dance forms ?
16.
The four Nattuvanars namely Ponaiyah, Vadivelu, Sivanandam and Chinnaiya, who are renowned as Tanjaore Bandhu shaped up the modern day _____.
17.
Who is the first female classical dancer in Indian history to be nominated as a Member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India?
18.
In 2015, the eminent danseuse and _____ exponent, Padma Subrahmanyam was selected for Kerala’s prestigious choreography award ‘Nishagandhi Puraskaram’ instituted by the state tourism department.
19.
Which of the following music directors is known as ‘Mozart of Madras’?
20.
Who among the following is a famous music director?
21.
Gopika Varma has won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2019 in which of the following dance forms ?
22.
Kanaka Raju has been awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for which of the following folk dances?
23.
Who among the following personalities is known as the ‘Queen of Carnatic Music’?
24.
Who among the following was the director of Kathak Kendra and also opened his own dance school named ‘Kalashram’?
25.
Bharati Shivaji and Kanak Rele are exponents of _ .
26.
The efforts of Malayalam poet Vallathol Narayana Menon and dancer and guru Kalyanikutty Amma brought back and gave a new life to the dance form ___ .
27.
Haripriya Namboodiri is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form ?
28.
Who among the following is considered as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music in India’ ?
29.
The Madhya Pradesh government conferred the Dhananjayans, a celebrated___________couple from Chennai, with the prestigious Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for 2019 – 2020.
30.
To which Gharana did Gangubai Hangal primarily belong?
31.
Which of the following Indian musicians was called ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ ?
32.
Roshan Kumari, Shovana Narayan, Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are eminent _ artists.
33.
Which Indian musician personality’s native place is West Bengal?
34.
Identify the WRONG pair of dancers and the related dance form from the following.
35.
Aluna Kabuini is associated with which of the following dances ?
36.
Famous Bollywood actress Hema Malini is a trained________dancer.
37.
Bhanu Ji is associated with which of the following Gharanas of Kathak?
38.
Rani Machaiah is a __ folk dancer who was awarded Padma Shri in 2023.
39.
Who among the following is best known for creating a fusion style of dance by adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance?
40.
Who is the renowned kathak dancer, student of ‘Pandit Birju Maharaj’ and also served as an officer with Indian Audit and Accounts Services?
41.
Shambhu Maharaj was a renowned guru of which of the following Gharanas of Kathak?
42.
Which of the following musicians is popularly known as ‘ Panchamda’?
43.
In which Indian musician’s name did the state of Massachusetts in the USA declare April 20th in 1984 as a day in his name?
44.
Which Manipuri dance expert founded Govindji Nartanalaya dance school for women in Imphal ?
45.
The Padma Shri awardee (2016)Gulabo Sapera is known as the Queen of _____ dance.
46.
Which actress-cum dancer was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award in 2011 ?
47.
Which Indian musical legend is credited with composing Talas such as Trimukhi, Panchamukhi, Saptamukhi and Navamukhi ?
48.
Who among the following is primarily regarded as a maestro of Hindustani classical music ?
49.
Pandit Janki Prasad was associated with which of the following Gharanas of Kathak?
50.
The Wadali Brothers are ____ singers.
