Art & Culture Personalities Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the people behind India's art and culture: classical and folk dancers, vocalists and instrumentalists, painters, sculptors, theatre and film personalities, and the gurus who founded or revived art forms. Questions also cover the art form each person is known for and the honours they have received. Exams typically name a person and ask for their art form, or name an art form and ask who popularised it. Recent Padma award winners from the arts appear often, so link each name to the field and state the award was given for. Since award lists change every year, always revise from the latest official list rather than relying on older notes. Practise the art and culture personalities questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q21.
Music composer Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, popularly known as 'Rupkonwar', belonged to which state?
A. TripuraB. West BengalC. AssamD. OdishamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
Surupa Sen, a dancer of the Nrityagram ensemble, is famous for which dance form?
A. OdissiB. KathakC. KathakaliD. BharatanatyammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, who created the style called 'Bharata Nrithyam', is a dancer of:
A. KathakB. OdissiC. BharatanatyamD. KathakalimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
Saswati Sen is a recognised dancer of which classical dance form?
A. ManipuriB. KathakC. KuchipudiD. BharatanatyammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
The film songs 'Kahe Chhed Mohe' and 'Mohe Rang Do Laal' were choreographed by:
A. Gopi KrishnaB. Saroj KhanC. Kumudini LakhiaD. Pandit Birju MaharajmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
Sunanda Nair is a famous dancer of which classical dance?
A. ManipuriB. OdissiC. MohiniyattamD. KathakmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
Aditi Mangaldas is a leading dancer and choreographer of which dance form?
A. KuchipudiB. OdissiC. KathakD. BharatanatyammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
Guru Gopinath, who developed the style called 'Kerala Natanam', was a famous dancer of:
A. KuchipudiB. KathakaliC. BharatanatyamD. OdissimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
The Nritya Bharati Kathak Dance Academy in Pune was established by:
A. Rohini BhateB. Uma SharmaC. Kumudini LakhiaD. Sitara DevimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated with which dance form?
A. OdissiB. KathakC. SattriyaD. KuchipudimediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q31.
Pandit Rajendra Gangani is associated with which dance form?
A. KuchipudiB. OdissiC. MohiniyattamD. KathakmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
Who was the first woman to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha?
A. VyjayanthimalaB. Sarojini NaiduC. Rukmini Devi ArundaleD. Lata MangeshkarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
Minati Mishra was associated with which dance form?
A. KathakB. OdissiC. ManipuriD. KathakalimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
Vallathol Narayana Menon, who founded the Kerala Kalamandalam, was a:
A. Malayalam poetB. Sanskrit grammarianC. Kathakali actorD. Carnatic singermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was a famous artist of which art form?
A. BharatanatyamB. YakshaganaC. TheyyamD. KathakalimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
Geeta Chandran is an exponent of which dance form?
A. KathakB. KathakaliC. BharatanatyamD. ManipurimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Shanta Dhananjayan and V.P. Dhananjayan are famous for which dance form?
A. KuchipudiB. OdissiC. BharatanatyamD. KathakmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Durga Charan Ranbir is a teacher and performer of which dance?
A. OdissiB. MohiniyattamC. KathakD. KuchipudimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
Kottakkal Sivaraman was a famous artist of which art form?
A. KoodiyattamB. MohiniyattamC. KathakaliD. TheyyammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
Sruti Bandopadhyay is a well-known exponent of which dance?
A. KuchipudiB. KathakaliC. ManipuriD. OdissimediumAsked in SSCView solution ›