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