Question : Who among the following personalities coined the term "Odissi" for Odisha's classical dance?
Option 1: Kalicharan Pattnaik
Option 2: Kelucharan Mohapatra
Option 3: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 4: Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: Kalicharan Pattnaik
Solution : The correct option is Kalicharan Pattnaik.
Kalicharan Pattnaik was an Odissi musician, poet, researcher, and dramatist. He is also credited with naming the dance form Odissi. He was a well-known Odisha writer who made outstanding contributions to plays and music from the region.
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Question : Who is credited with setting up the Brahmo Sabha for religious reforms in 1828, which was later called the Brahmo Samaj?
Option 1: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 2: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 3: Keshub Chandra Sen
Option 4: Devendra Nath Tagore
Question : 'kesari' the Newspaper was started by :
Option 1: G.K. Gokhale
Option 2: B.G. Tilak
Option 3: Sardar Patel
Option 4: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question : In which language was the work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 'Gift to Monotheists' originally written?
Option 1: Arabic
Option 2: Persian
Option 3: Bengali
Option 4: Sanskrit
Question : Tevitichiyattam, Nangai Natakam, and Dasiyattam are the forms of which of the following classical dances?
Option 1: Odissi dance
Option 2: Kathakali dance
Option 3: Sattriya dance
Option 4: Mohiniyattam dance
Question : Who among the following Indian dancers was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2020 for contribution to Odissi dance?
Option 1: Brajendra Kumar Pattnaik
Option 2: Balkar Sidhu
Option 3: Rabindra Atibudhi
Option 4: Pasumarthy Vithal
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