SSC Traditional General knowledge Set- 4
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. Select the correct pair of Indian classical dancers of Odissi style.
2. Raja and Radha Reddy were honored with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for their contribution in ____ dance.
3. Select the correct combination of Indian classical dances and their respective dancers.
4. Mukteshwar Dance Festival is organized from January 14 to 16 at Mukteshwar Temple in the state of _____.
5. Which folk dance of Punjab is mainly performed by women?
6. The ______ festival of Sikkim is also known as Bhoomi Puja or Chandi Puja.
7. The Rathwas, who are the inhabitants of _____ state, perform the Rathwa dance on the occasion of Holi (festival of colours).
8. ........... dance is introverted and restrained compared to most other dances of India, with the performer never making direct eye contact with the audience.
9. Panthi dance form is associated with _________ state of India.
10. Darshana Jhaveri and Devjani Chaliha are most famous for their contribution to which style of Indian dance?
11. Sangeet Natak Akademi gives fellowship to eminent artists. Gopika Varma received it for Mohiniyattam, a dance form from the state of ____.
12. _____ a festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is celebrated in April every year.
13. Manipuri, a recognized classical dance of Manipur, is a religious and spiritual dance in which ____ god is included?
14. Kargam folk dance is related with ____ state.
15. Which of the following dance styles is not related to Chhattisgarh?
16. Songi Mukhawate dance of _____ celebrates the victory of truth over falsehood. The dance takes its name from the two lion masks worn by the two dancers representing Narsimha, a progeny of Lord Vishnu.
17. ........... was a great figure of the Kathak dance form, described by Rabindranath Tagore as 'Nritya Samragini' (Empress of Dance).
18. Lebang Boomani dance is a harvest dance of ____ state.
19. Deepika Reddy is related to which of the following classical dance styles?
20. The tenth day after ______ Navratri is celebrated as Dussehra or Vijayadashami.
21. Which of the following classical dance styles is depicted on the Gopuram of Chidambaram Temple?
22. Which of the following festivals is held on a new moon day?
23. As of August 2021, how many classical dance styles in India were officially recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi?
24. Pandit Shambhu Maharaj is a famous dancer of _____.
25. The Sangeet Natak Akademi of India has recognized 8 dance forms of Indian classical dance. Which of the following is not included in these?
26. Birju Maharaj is a well-known dancer of ____.
27. Who among the following has been honoured as "Queen of Thumri"?
28. Which dance is performed by the women of Maharashtra?
29. Natwari dance belongs to which dance style?
30. Which of the following dances is a folk dance of Jammu and Kashmir, India?
31. Sattriya dance style originated in which of the following Indian states?
32. Which of the following dancers is associated with Odissi dance?
33. Mahari Dance and Gotipua dance are related to which of the following states?
34. Select the correct match of Indian classical dance and their respective dancer:
35. Kumudini Lakhia is the exponent of ____ classical dance style?
36. Gair dance is performed by ____ community of Rajasthan.
37. Roshan Kumari, Shovana Narayan, Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are famous _____ artists.
38. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is known for creating the morphological structure and ornamentation of the _____ dance form.
39. Identify the wrong pair of dance and related dance style among the following.
40. Shambhu Maharaj was the famous guru of which of the following Kathak gharana?
41. Bagurumba is the folk dance of which tribe of Assam?
42. Janaki Prasad belongs to which gharana of Kathak?
43. In Bihar, which of the following dances is performed to please Indra, the rain god, for good rainfall and good harvest?
44. Tanjore Balasaraswati was awarded the title of Sangeeta Kalanidhi by the Madras Music Academy in 1973 for contribution to ____ dance.
45. Which of the following dance styles is related to Assam?
46. The 19th century saw the golden age of Kathak under the patronage of ____ the last Nawab of Awadh.
47. Which folk dance of Rajasthan is also called 'Sapera dance'?
48. ‘Sangken’ is a festival of the ______.
49. Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, awarded with Padma Bhushan award, is known for his efforts to give classical status to which of the following dance style?
50. Aditi Mangaldas is a leading dancer and dance instructor of the classical Indian dance style of _____.
