SSC Traditional General knowledge Set- 5
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. Ramkrishna Talukdar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018 for his contribution to the Sattriya dance form. This dance style belongs to which state?
2. Which of the following ritual dances is performed by the Kamad tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
3. Joravsingh Jadhav was awarded the Padma Shri 2019 for his contribution to which of the following dance forms?
4. The play ''Nal Charitam'' is related to which Indian dance style?
5. Dancer Narthaki Nataraj, who was honored with the Padma Shri Award in 2019, was given this award for which of the following contributions?
6. In 2018, Google Doodle celebrated the 100th birthday of Mrinalini Sarabhai. She is an exponent of which of the following dance styles?
7. Rukmini Devi Arundale has won various awards in which dance style?
8. The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award festival celebrated every year is named after the famous classical dancer of which of the following dance styles?
9. Which of the following classical dances begins with a drumming performance called ''Kelikottu''?
10. Raut Nacha is famous in which of the following states?
11. Who among the following was a Padma Bhushan awardee, famous Bharatanatyam originator (Brahmavidyaist) and founder of Kalakshetra dance school?
12. Padayani is the folk dance of which state?
13. Which of the following folk dances is famous as 'stick dance'?
14. Satyaram Reang received Padma Shri for promoting Hojagiri dance style. He belongs to which of the following states?
15. Who among the following personalities gave the name 'Odissi' to the classical dance of Odisha?
16. Kalakshetra style is related to which Indian classical dance style?
17. Padma Bhushan awardee, Alarmel Valli, who is famous for Bharatanatyam, is also an exponent of which of the following dance styles?
18. Which of the following group of classical dancers belongs to Kathak?
19. Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee Yamini Krishnamurthy is famous for Bharatanatyam and which of the following dances?
20. Raigarh Gharana is related to which of the following dance styles?
21. Tevitichiyattam, Nangai Natakam and Dasiyattam are classical dance styles of which of the following?
22. Kummi folk dance is performed by the women of which state of India?
23. Dance couple Kamalini and Nalini Asthana have been awarded the Padma Shree in 2022. They are famous for which of the following dance styles?
24. Kathak is found in three different forms, called 'Gharana's', which are named after the cities where the Kathak dance tradition developed. Name those three cities.
25. Who was the founder of Banaras Gharana of Kathak?
26. Jamda folk dance is related to which state of India?
27. Chari folk dance is mainly performed by the women of which Indian state?
28. Surupa Sen is a famous ____ dancer.
29. Bhortaal dance is famous in _____
30. Lai Haraoba is the early form of which of the following classical dances of India?
31. Which of the following traditional dances is mainly performed during Navratri?
32. Famous dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy opened Yamini School of Dance in the year 1990 in ____?
33. Khemraj received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution in folk music and 'Kud' dance. This folk dance belongs to which state?
34. Which of the following dances is performed by the Santhal tribe of Jharkhand?
35. Mati-Akhora is related to which of the following classical dances of India?
36. Guru Bipin Singh is related to which of the following dance styles?
37. Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in which of the following fields?
38. Who among the following Kathak dancers of India founded the KADAMB dance center in 1964?
39. Bharatanatyam expresses the religious themes and spiritual ideas of ____ in South India.
40. Nati is the folk dance of which of the following states of India?
41. Gopika Varma is a classical dancer of ____.
42. Alarippu Dance is which of the following classical dance forms of India?
43. Which of the following classical dance forms is related to the worship of Lord Jagannath?
44. Which of the following personalities is credited with synthesizing classical and modern Indian dance through a theater group called Ranga Sri Little Ballet Troupe?
45. Kamsale is the folk dance of which of the following Indian states?
46. Laho is the dance style of which state?
47. The folk dance of Chavittukali is related to which of the following Indian states?
48. Honored with "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award", Ratikant Mohapatra is known for which of the following classical dances of India?
49. Sattriya, the dance of Assam, is inspired by ___.
50. Which of the following personalities is a famous Bharatanatyam dancer?
