SSC Traditional General knowledge Set- 5
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 13/06/2026
1. Which of the following traditional dances is mainly performed during Navratri?
2. Chari folk dance is mainly performed by the women of which Indian state?
3. Kalakshetra style is related to which Indian classical dance style?
4. Padayani is the folk dance of which state?
5. Padma Bhushan awardee, Alarmel Valli, who is famous for Bharatanatyam, is also an exponent of which of the following dance styles?
6. The folk dance of Chavittukali is related to which of the following Indian states?
7. Which of the following dances is performed by the Santhal tribe of Jharkhand?
8. Satyaram Reang received Padma Shri for promoting Hojagiri dance style. He belongs to which of the following states?
9. Which of the following classical dances begins with a drumming performance called ''Kelikottu''?
10. 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.
11. Which of the following personalities is credited with synthesizing classical and modern Indian dance through a theater group called Ranga Sri Little Ballet Troupe?
12. The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award festival celebrated every year is named after the famous classical dancer of which of the following dance styles?
13. Dancer Narthaki Nataraj, who was honored with the Padma Shri Award in 2019, was given this award for which of the following contributions?
14. Kamsale is the folk dance of which of the following Indian states?
15. Laho is the dance style of which state?
16. Lai Haraoba is the early form of which of the following classical dances of India?
17. 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?
18. The play ''Nal Charitam'' is related to which Indian dance style?
19. Which of the following group of classical dancers belongs to Kathak?
20. Dance couple Kamalini and Nalini Asthana have been awarded the Padma Shree in 2022. They are famous for which of the following dance styles?
21. Mati-Akhora is related to which of the following classical dances of India?
22. Gopika Varma is a classical dancer of ____.
23. Which of the following classical dance forms is related to the worship of Lord Jagannath?
24. Jamda folk dance is related to which state of India?
25. Who among the following Kathak dancers of India founded the KADAMB dance center in 1964?
26. Which of the following ritual dances is performed by the Kamad tribe of Madhya Pradesh?
27. Khemraj received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution in folk music and 'Kud' dance. This folk dance belongs to which state?
28. In 2018, Google Doodle celebrated the 100th birthday of Mrinalini Sarabhai. She is an exponent of which of the following dance styles?
29. Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee Yamini Krishnamurthy is famous for Bharatanatyam and which of the following dances?
30. Nati is the folk dance of which of the following states of India?
31. Sattriya, the dance of Assam, is inspired by ___.
32. Bharatanatyam expresses the religious themes and spiritual ideas of ____ in South India.
33. Surupa Sen is a famous ____ dancer.
34. Raigarh Gharana is related to which of the following dance styles?
35. Joravsingh Jadhav was awarded the Padma Shri 2019 for his contribution to which of the following dance forms?
36. Which of the following folk dances is famous as 'stick dance'?
37. Who among the following was a Padma Bhushan awardee, famous Bharatanatyam originator (Brahmavidyaist) and founder of Kalakshetra dance school?
38. Guru Shashadhar Acharya was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in which of the following fields?
39. Bhortaal dance is famous in _____
40. Honored with "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award", Ratikant Mohapatra is known for which of the following classical dances of India?
41. Which of the following personalities is a famous Bharatanatyam dancer?
42. Famous dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy opened Yamini School of Dance in the year 1990 in ____?
43. Who was the founder of Banaras Gharana of Kathak?
44. Alarippu Dance is which of the following classical dance forms of India?
45. Who among the following personalities gave the name 'Odissi' to the classical dance of Odisha?
46. Kummi folk dance is performed by the women of which state of India?
47. Rukmini Devi Arundale has won various awards in which dance style?
48. Guru Bipin Singh is related to which of the following dance styles?
49. Raut Nacha is famous in which of the following states?
50. Tevitichiyattam, Nangai Natakam and Dasiyattam are classical dance styles of which of the following?
