Question : Identify the famous Indian classical dancer. She is a guru of Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing styles and received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987.
Option 1: Shovana Narayana
Option 2: Sonal Mansingh
Option 3: Padma Subrahmanyam
Option 4: Mrinalini Sarabhai
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Correct Answer: Sonal Mansingh
Solution : The correct answer is Sonal Mansingh.
Sonal Mansingh is a Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance-style maestro from India. She created New Delhi's Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD) in 1977. She was the second Indian woman dancer to win such an accolade after Balasaraswati, having won other awards, including the Padma Bhushan (1992), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), and the Padma Vibhushan (2003).
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Question : Sonal Mansingh was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987. She is a trained______ dancer.
Option 1: Manipuri
Option 2: Kuchipudi
Option 3: Odissi
Option 4: Bihu
Question : Who among the following was the student of Pandit Birju Maharaj and received the Padma Shri in the year 1992 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1999-2000?
Option 1: Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
Option 2: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Option 3: Yamini Krishnamurthy
Option 4: Shovana Narayan
Question : Guru Bipin Singh received "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award" in 1966. He was a teacher of _______ dance.
Option 2: Kathak
Option 4: Bharatanatyam
Question : Renowned Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai was awarded with the_____ in 1965.
Option 1: Padma Bhushan
Option 2: Padma Vibhushan
Option 3: Kalidas Samman
Option 4: Padma Shri
Question : Which Kathak dancer was awarded with Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award?
Option 1: Hema Malini
Option 2: Sitara Devi
Option 3: Kaushalya Reddy
Option 4: Sridevi
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