exam on famous dancers of india Welcome to your exam on famous dancers of india Name Email 1. The efforts of Siddhendra Yogi have brought glory to the dance form called ______. 1. Kathakali 2. Mohiniyattam 3. Kuchipudi 4. Bharatanatyam None 2. Kelucharan Mohapatra was an exponent of which of the following categories of dance? 1. Odissi 2. Manipuri 3. Kuchipudi 4. Bharatanatyam None 3. With which of the following classical dances is ‘Kottakkal Sivaraman’ associated? 1. Odissi 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Kathakali 4. Mohiniyattam None 4. Shambhu Maharaj was Awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to which of the following dances in India? 1. Kathak 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Kuchipudi 4. Manipuri None 5. Who among the following was the first woman classical dancer in independent India to be nominated as a member to the Rajya Sabha? 1. Vidyagauri Adkar 2. Niveditha Arjun 3. Rukmini Devi Arundale 4. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma None 6. Which of the following dancers of Mohiniyattam form of Indian classical dance was given the Devadasi National Award in 2013? 1. Smitha Rajan 2. Jayaprabha Menon 3. Sunanda Nair 4. Gopika Verma None 7. Narthaki Nataraj, _______, becomes the first trans person to receive Padma Shri. 1. Kathak dancer 2. Odissi dancer 3. Manipuri dancer 4. Bharatanatyam dancer None 8. Padma Shri awardee Gopal Prasad Dubey was awarded for his contribution to which of the following dances? 1. Sattriya 2. Panthi 3. Chhau 4. Mohiniyattam None 9. Meenakshi Srinivasan received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2011 for which of the following dance forms? 1. Sattriya 2. Mohiniyattam 3. Kuchipudi 4. Bharatanatyam None 10. Who among the following Sadir dancer received the Padma Shri 2022? 13. Who among the following Sadir dancer received the Padma Shri 2022? 1. Tsering Namgyal 2. Sulochna Chavan 3. R Muthukannammal 4. Thavil KongampattuavMurugaiyan None 11 . The famous Jhaveri sisters are associated with the _________classical dance form. 1. Odissi 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Manipuri 4. Kathak None 12. Haleem Khan is associated with which of the following classical dances? 1. Mohiniyattam 2. Kathak 3. Kuchipudi 4. Bharatanatyam None 13 Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha, was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution to which form of dance in India? 1. Panthi 2. Saila 3. Chhau 4. Raut Nacha None 14. Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant contributions in which of the following dance forms? 1. Kathak 2. Manipuri 3. Bharatanatyam 4. Odissi None 15. Which Manipuri Classical Dancer opened the ‘Govindji Nartanalaya’ dance school for women in Imphal? 1. Chandrakanta Singh 2. Bipin Singh 3. Senarik Rajkumar 4. Nileshwar Mukherjee None 16. Who among the following dancers is the first transwoman to receive a PadmaShri Award for her contribution to Indian Classical dance? 1. Narthaki Nataraj 2. Yamini Natrajan 3. Savitri Devi 4. Padma Valli None 17. Sonal Mansingh is a prominent Indian classical dancer who specialises in _______. 1. Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi 2. Bharatanatyam and Odissi 3. Bharatanatyam and Kathak 4. Manipuri and Odissi None 18. The Kathak dance exponent Birju Maharaj is associated with which of the following Gharana? 4. Banaras Gharana 2. Jaipur Gharana 3. Lucknow Gharana None 19. Shobana Chandrakumar, a recipient of Padma Shri, is a dancer of which of the following Indian classical dance forms? 1. Manipuri 2. Bharatanatyam 3. Kathak 4. Odissi None 20. Nirmala Mehta is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form? 1. Manipuri 2. Odissi 3. Sattriya 4. Kathak None 21. Kanaka Raju was awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for contribution to which of the following dance forms? 1. Gussadi 2. Chhau 3. Sattriya 4. Sadhir None 22. Padma shri Ananda Shankar Jayant, is renowned for her significant contributions to which of the following dance forms? 1. Bharatanatyam 2. Odissi 3. Kathakali 4. Kathak None 23. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma was an Indian Classical Dancer of _________ dance form. 1. Sattriya 2. Mohiniyattam 3. Odissi 4. Kathak None 24. Famous Folk dancer Gulabo Sapera was conferred Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms? 1. Terah Tali 2. Kalbeliya 3. Ghoomar 4. Bhavai None 25. Pandit Sunder Prasad who was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1959 was a ______ dancer. 1. Kathakali 2. Odissi 3. Kathak 4. Mohiniyattam None 26. Which of the following dance forms is performed by Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam? 1. Manipuri 2. Odissi 3. Bharatanatya 4. Kuchipudi None None Time's up