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Consider the following statements about Raga Mala: 1. Raga Mala is the autobiography of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. 2. Lata Mangeshkar’s biography is titled…

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Consider the following statements about Odissi dance: Statement 1: Archaeological evidence of Odissi dance dating back to the 2nd century BC has been found…

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Consider the following statements about Bhavai dance: Statement 1: Bhavai is a folk dance form of Rajasthan performed by both men and women of…

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Consider the following statements about Sattriya dance: 1. Sattriya originated in the Sattra (monasteries) of Assam as part of the neo-Vaishnavite movement started by…

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Consider the following statements about Hojagiri dance: Statement 1: Hojagiri dance is predominantly performed in Kerala. Statement 2: Hojagiri dance is performed during the…

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Which of the below statements is/are correct? Statement 1: Manipuri is the classical dance form of Manipur, with compositions in the Meitei language. Statement…

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Which of the below statements is/are correct? Statement 1: Chad Laho is a dance-festival celebrated by the Jaintia tribe of Meghalaya as a thanksgiving…

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Which of the below statements is/are correct? Statement 1: The folk dance Kamala is performed by the fisherfolk of the Mithila region in Bihar.…

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Consider the following statements regarding the Dumhal folk dance of Kashmir: 1. The Dumhal is performed exclusively by the Wattal community, who first plant…

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With reference to the traditional Kalbelia dance of Rajasthan, consider the following statements: 1. Women performers wear black, mirror-decorated swirling skirts. 2. It was…

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With reference to Tamasha, a traditional folk-theatre form, consider the following statements: 1. It is a Marathi folk performance usually held in rural areas…

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The important singers of _________Gharana are Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan and Dinkar Kakini.

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Guru Shyama Charan Pati, was conferred the Padma Shri for his contributions to mainly which of the following dance forms?

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Who among the following Khayal singers of the 19th century was given the title of ‘Tanras” by Bahadur Shah Jaffar, the last Mughal Emperor…

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The Nooran Sisters are renowned for which of the following genres of Indian Music?

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Who founded the Odissi institution Srjan in 1993?

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Who is the first trans woman to win a Padma Shri award for Bharatanatyam?

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Who among the following was the first recipient of the State annual award Nishagandhi Puraskaram from the Government of Kerala in 2013?

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Who among the following Indian classical musicians has an auditorium named after it in Tehran, Iran?

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In which state is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician?

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Who among the following was the guru of Pandit Ravi Shankar?

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Who popularised the ‘Pandanallur Style’ in Bharatanatyam and received Padma Bhusan in 2004?

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Saroja Vaidyanathan received Kalidas Samman for classical dance in ________.

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Saswati Sen is the proud recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2004-2005. She is recognized for which dance form?