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21. Padma Bhushan awardee Uma Sharma is a ____ dancer.
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Odissi
C. Kathakali
D. Kathak
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION : Uma Sharma is a famous Indian Kathak dancer. In the city of Delhi, Uma Sharma was born in 1942. She was trained in dance by Guru Hiralalji and Girvar Dayal of the Jaipur Gharana in her early years.
22. Haleem Khan is associated with which of the following classical dances?
A. Mohiniyattam
B. Kathak
C. Kuchipudi
D.Bharatanatyam
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Haleem Khan is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, performer and movie actor, born on 10 April from Ongole of Andhra Pradesh and presently lives in Hyderabad. Haleem has performed more than 800 dance shows across the world, as well conducted Kuchipudi workshops overseas.
23. Who is the first Indian musician to win the Oscar award for Best Original Score?
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. Resul Pokuttay
C. A R Rahman
D. Mehboob Khan
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:A.R. Rahman was the first Indian music composer to win an Oscar. He won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2009.
24. The Nooran Sisters are renowned for which of the following genres of Indian Music?
A. Qawwali
B. Sufi
C. Ghazals
D. Hindustani Classical
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:The Nooran Sisters are renowned for the Sufi genres of Indian Music.
25. S Balachander is famous for playing the ____.
A. Sitar
B. Veena
C. Violin
D. Flute
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Balachander, is the unchallenged king of the veena on which he plays Carnatic music with dazzling virtuosity.
26. Minati Mishra was associated with which classical dance of India?
A. Kathak
B. Kuchipudi
C. Odissi
D. Manipuri
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION :Minati Mishra (1929 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian classical dancer and actress, known for her expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Odissi.
27. Who is the first trans woman to win a Padma Shri award for Bharatanatyam?
A. Bishesh Huirem
B. Narthaki Nataraj
C. Sruthy Sithara
D. Sadhana Mishra
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Narthaki Nataraj is a famous Bharatanatyam dancer in India. She was born in a village near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
28. Who among the following Indian dancers was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha?
A. Rukmini Devi Arundale
B. Madhuri Dixit
C. Mallika Sarabhai
D. Saroj Khan
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Classical Bharatnatyam dancer from Tamil Nadu, Rukmini Devi Arundale became the first woman in India to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1952.
29. Who among the following was a famous sitar player?
A. Zakir Hussain
B. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
C. Raja Khan
D. Nikhil Banerjee
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Nikhil Banerjee.
30. Surekha Punekar is a _____ dancer from the Indian state of Maharashtra.
A. Tamasha
B. Lavani
C. Koli
D. Povada
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Surekha Punekar is a renowned Marathi folk artist and Lavani performer. She was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and was exposed to Lavani music from a young age as her mother was also a Lavani artist.