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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

A R Rahman received the Academy Award in 2009 for which of the following movies?

A

Roja

B

Lagaan

C

Bombay Dreams

D

Slumdog Millionaire

(Q2) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the National Film Award for best male playback singer for his rendition in which of the following Hindi movies of 1985?

A

Ankahee

B

Basant Bahar

C

Tansen

D

Sandhya Raga

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

As of February 2022, the purse money for Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows is ________.

A

₹3 lakh

B

₹4 lakh

C

₹2 lakh

D

₹1 lakh

(Q4) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is known as a vocalist in Carnatic Music?

A

GN Balasubramaniam

B

Kaushiki Chakraborty

C

Girija Devi

D

Gangubai Hangal

(Q5) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following personalities has been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2022 for his contribution to Baiga dance and Music?

A

Girdhari Ram

B

Savaji Bhai Dholakia

C

Arjun Singh Dhurve

D

Chandra Prakash

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Ricky Kej a globally acclaimed musician from India won the 57th Grammy Award for which of the following contributions?

A

Winds of Samsara

B

Divine Tides

C

Mystic Mountains

D

Mountain Dreams

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following countries won the highest gold medals in Tokyo Olympics 2020?

A

Australia

B

United States of America

C

Japan

D

China

(Q8) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shanta and VP Dhananjayan were awarded the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for 2020-21 for significant contribution to which of the following dance forms?

A

Bharatanatyam

B

Kathakali

C

Odissi

D

Kuchipudi

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who gives the Bharat Muni Samman?

A

State Government

B

Nalanda Dance Research Centre

C

Government of India

D

Sangeet Natak Akademi

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is given by which of the following bodies?

A

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan

B

Gandharva Mahavidyalaya

C

National School of Drama

D

Sangeet Natak Akademi

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Manjamma Jogati became India’s first transgender folk dancer to receive a Padma Shri honour for her contribution to art in the year ____.

A

2021

B

2012

C

2009

D

2018

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Guru Bipin Singh was a _________ dancer awarded with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1966.

A

Odissi

B

Kathakali

C

Kathak

D

Manipuri

(Q13) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Padma shri Ananda Shankar Jayant, is renowned for her significant contributions to which of the following dance forms?

A

Bharatanatyam

B

 Odissi 

C

Kathakali

D

Kathak

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Falguni Pathak is a renowned singer known for which of the following genres?

A

Marathi folk songs

B

Rajasthani folk songs

C

Gujarati folk songs

D

Awadhi folk songs

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

As of February 2022, __________ is the youngest Flex Award winner in the field of Indian classical music instrument Pakhawaj and has joined the Ali Akbar College of Music for his research in Pakhawaj under the guidance of Padma Shri Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.

A

Nishant Singh 

B

 Sukhad Munde

C

Rishi Shankar Upadhyaya

D

 Arijit Banerjee

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian Musicians and tabla players was the very first to be invited in 2016 by the then American President Barack Obama to attend the All-Star Global Concert held in the White House?

A

Alla Rakha

B

Zakir Hussain

C

Anindo Chatterjee

D

Swapan Chaudhuri

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kishori Amonkar is famous for which of the following forms of music?

A

Hindustani classical vocals

B

Bhajan singing

C

Ghazal singing

D

Carnatic classical vocals

(Q18) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai, the Bharatanatyam and Kathakali legend has NOT received which of the following awards?

A

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

B

Padma Bhushan

C

Padma Shri

D

Padma Vibhushan

(Q19) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021, for the identification and nurturing of budding and young talent, was given to ____________.

A

Amity University

B

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

C

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

D

Manav Rachna Educational Institution

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was renowned a____________.

A

harmonium player

B

classical singer

C

tabla player

D

sarod player