exam on famous dancers of india part 2 Welcome to your exam on famous dancers of india part 2 Name Email 1. Who among the following personalities has been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2022 for his contribution to Baiga dance and Music? 1. Girdhari Ram 2. Savaji Bhai Dholakia 3. Arjun Singh Dhurve 4. Chandra Prakash None 2. Manjamma Jogati became India’s first transgender folk dancer to receive a Padma Shri honour for her contribution to art in the year ____. 1. 2012 2. 2021 3. 2009 4. 2018 None 3. Which of the following Odissi dancers is also a master of percussion instruments like Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla? 1. Kelucharan Mohapatra 2. Sujata Mohapatra 3. Ramani Ranjan Jena 4. Sudhakar Sahoo 4. Sudhakar Sahoo None 4. Uma Sharma was conferred the Padma Bhushan award for enriching which of the following forms of Classical Dances in India? 1. Kathak 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Manipuri 4. Odissi None 5. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran was conferred the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms? 1. Kuchipudi 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Kathak 4. Mohiniyattam None 6. C V Chandra Shekhar was conferred the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to which of the following forms of Dance? 1. Bharatanatyam 2. Kathakali 3. Manipuri 4. Kathak None 7. T Balasaraswati, a dance legend from India was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for her contribution to Indian art and culture, in which of the following dance forms? 1. Kuchipudi 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Kathakali 4. Manipuri None 8. Who among the following Kuchipudi dancers received the Padma Shri Award in 2022? 1. Shobha Naidu 2. Bhavana Reddy 3. Padmaja Reddy 4. T Harika None 9. Veteran Dance guru, Jatin Goswami was awarded with the Kalidas Samman for his significant contribution to which of the following dance forms? 1. Sattriya 2. Deodhani 3. Chhau 4. Bagurumba None 10. Sitara Devi, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman awardee was awarded for reviving which of the following dance forms in India? 1. Kathak 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Odissi 4. Kuchipudi None 11. Shovana Narayan, a Padma Shri awardee, is a dancer of which of the following classical dance forms of India? 1. Kathak 2. Kathakali 3. Bharatanatyam 4. Manipuri None 12. Which of the following dance forms is performed by Sonal Mansingh? 1. Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam 2. Bharatanatyam and Odissi 3. Bharatanatyam and Kathak 4. Kathak and Odissi None 13. Maguni Charan Das was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following forms of dances? 1. Gotipua 2. Chhau 3. Jhumair 4. Kharia None 14. Who among the following Padma Bhushan Awardee dance legends has created a new dance form by the name of Bharat Nrityam? 1. Alarmel Valli 2. Rukmini Arundale 3. Sonal Mansingh 4. Padma Subramaniam None 15. Who is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri in 2006 for her contributions to Odissi? 1. Marianela Núñez 2. Eiko Shinohara 3. Ileana Citaristi 4. Maria Kochetkova None 16. Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Nalini Asthana are conferred with one of the top highest civilian awards of India, Padma Shri 2022. Which of the followingdance forms of Banaras Gharana are they known for? 1. Odissi 2. Kathakali 3. Kuchipudi 4. Kathak None 17. L Bino Devi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner had received the award for his contribution to which of the following dances forms? 1. Kuchipudi 2. Odissi 3. Manipuri 4. Sattriya None 18. Yamini Krishnamurthy is known for which classical dance form? 1. Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi 2. Manipuri and Odissi 3. Mohiniyattam and Manipuri 4. Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam None 19. Pandit Rajendra Gangani is associated with which classical dance of India? 1. Manipuri dance 2. Kathak dance 3. Odissi dance 4. Sattriya dance None 20. The famous actor Hema Malini is a trained _______ dancer. 1. Kuchipudi 2. Lavani 3. Bharatanatyam 4. Odissi None 21. Padma Shri awardee, Gaddam Padmaja Reddy was associated with which classical dance of India? 1. Kuchipudi 2. Manipuri 3. Sattriya 4. Kathak None 22. Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma is known for which classical dance form? 1. Mohiniyattam 2. Kuchipudi 3. Kathak 4. Kathakali None Time's up