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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kelucharan Mohapatra, awarded with the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000, was a dancer of which of the following classical dance forms?

A

Odissi

B

Manipuri

C

Kathakali

D

Kathak

(Q2) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

How much purse money was given to a recipient of the Akademi Award in 2019?

A

₹3 lakh

B

₹4 lakh

C

₹2 lakh

D

₹1 lakh

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2000, was an exponent of which of the following classical dances of India?

A

Mohiniyattam

B

Kathak

C

Odissi

D

Kathakali

(Q4) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which Indian musician performed ‘Raga For Peace’ at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo?

A

Satyaki Banerjee

B

Amjad Ali Khan

C

Buddhadev Das Gupta

D

Bahadur Khan

(Q5) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy was awarded which of the following awards in 2016?

A

Tagore Puraskar

B

Padma Shri

C

Padma Vibhushan

D

Padma Bhushan

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Rani Karnaa Nayak, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2014, was a _______ dancer.

A

Mohiniyattam

B

Kathak

C

Odissi

D

Kathakali

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following won a Padma Vibhushan award in year 1971?

A

Rajee Narayan

B

S Swaminathan

C

Devjani Chaliha

D

Uday Shankar

(Q8) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was the first Indian female musician to win the Grammy award?

A

Tanvi Shah

B

 Shweta Pandit

C

 Neeti Mohan

D

 Shalmali Kholgade

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Rukmani Devi Arundale was a famous dancer of which Indian classical dance form?

A

Mohiniyattam

B

Kathakali

C

Bharatanatyam

D

Kathak

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Vempati Chinna Satyam was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1998. He was a _______ dancer.

A

Kuchipudi

B

Manipuri

C

Kathak

D

Kathakali

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shovana Narayan was awarded which of the following awards in 2013?

A

Guru Deba Prasad

B

Kalidas Samman

C

Sangam Kala

D

Bharat Muni Samman

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who was recognised as ‘Asthana Nartaki’ (resident dancer) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for her contribution in the development and promotion of the Indian classical dance forms?

A

Rukmini Devi

B

Ragini Devi 

C

Yamini Krishnamurthy 

D

Uma Sharma

(Q13) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which Indian tabla virtuoso and musician won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project'?

A

Ustad Zakir Hussain

B

Ustad Alla Rakha

C

Pandit Sandeep Das

D

Pandit Anindo Chatterjee

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

From which year did Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, institute the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar?

A

2004

B

2006

C

2001

D

2005

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which Indian music director was awarded Japan's Fukuoka prize - 2016 for his outstanding contribution in creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music?

A

MM Keeravani

B

Pritam Chakraborty 

C

Vishal Bharadwaj

D

AR Rahman 

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

_____________ was conferred with 'Officier de la Legion d'Honneur', France's highest civilian award, in 2009.

A

Asha Bhosale

B

K.S.Chithra

C

Lata Mangeshkar

D

S.Janaki

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, a leading exponent and guru of Indian classical Manipuri dance form, was awarded which of the following Indian civilian honours in 1986?

A

Bharat Ratna

B

Padma Bhushan

C

Padma Vibhushan

D

Padma Shri

(Q18) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following Gharanas does Padma Bhushan Kishori Amonkar belong to?

A

Jaipur - Atrauli

B

Kirana

C

Patiala

D

Gwalior

(Q19) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kathak dancer, Sitara Devi was awarded which of the following awards in 1973?

A

Sangam Kala

B

Padma Shri

C

Padma Bhushan

D

Padma Vibhushan

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Name the classical dancer who was given the Prani Mitra Award in 1968.

A

Dr Padma Subrahmanyam

B

Rukmini Devi Arundale

C

Shovana Narayan

D

Bipin Singh