Classical Dancers – Questions and Answers

CLASSICAL DANCERS

1. Pandit Birju Maharaj is a famous classical dancer in which classical dance?

A. Kathak

B. Bharatha Natiyam

C. Manipuri

D. Sattriya

ANSWER: A. Kathak

Brijmohan Mishra, popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj, is an exponent of the Handia (Rikhipur),

Allahabad Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.

2. Who is the famous classical dancer of Bharatnatyam which is a classical dance from Tamil Nadu?

A. Guru Bipin Singh

B. Shovana Narayan

C. Rukmini Devi Arundale

D. Uday Sangar

ANSWER: C. Rukmini Devi Arundale

Rukmini Devi Arundale was a theosophist, dancer and choreographer of Bharatnatyam. She changed

the face of Bharatnatyam by reviving it and bringing back its due recognition. Not only did she work on

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re-embellishment of Bharatnatyam but also worked on the re-embellishment of the traditional Indian

arts and crafts.

3. Pandit Ravi Shankar is the famous player of which instrument?

A. Violin

B. Tabla

C. Sehnai

D. Sitar

ANSWER: D. Sitar

Ravi Shankar KBE, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit, was an Indian sitar virtuoso and

a composer. He became the world's best-known exponent of North Indian classical music, in the

second half of the 20th century, and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.

4. Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam is the famous dancer of which classical dance?

A. Kathak

B. Bharatnatyam

C. Kuchipudi

D. Oddisi

ANSWER: C. Kuchipudi

Vempati Chinna Satyam was an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.

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5. Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. Zakir Hussain - Tabla

B. Ajmad Ali khan - Sitar

C. Shivkumar Sharma - Santoor

D. Ravi Shankar – Sitar

ANSWER: B. Ajmad Ali Khan – Sitar

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Bangash is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast

ekhara taans. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

6. Mrinalini Sarabhai is the famous dancer of which classical dance?

A. Bharatnatyam

B. Kathakali

C. Kuchipudi

D. Both A and B

ANSWER: Both A and B

Mrinalini Sarabhai has trained over 18,000 students in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali

7. Who the following is known for “Mohiniyattam” which is a classical dance form from Kerala?

A. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty amma

B. Uday Shankar

C. Rukmani devi
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D. Mrinalini

ANSWER: A. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty amma

Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma was an epoch-making Mohiniyattam danseuse from Kerala in

southern India.

8. Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous player known for which instrument?

A. Violin

B. Sarod

C. Flute

D. Sitar

ANSWER: C. Flute

Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian

bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.

9. Annapurna devi is known for?

A. Classical dancer

B. Indian Surbhar player

C. Hindusthani Vocalist

D. Sarod player

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ANSWER: B. Indian Surbhar player

Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name

'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate, and it was by this name

that she was popularly known.

10. Sitara Devi is associated with?

A. Manipuri dance

B. Kathak dance

C. Garba dance

D. Hindustani Vocal

ANSWER: B. Kathak dance

Sitara Devi was an eminent Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an

actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious

venues in India and abroad, including at the Royal Albert Hall, London and at the Carnegie Hall, New

York.

11. Anoushka Shankar is related to which musical instrument?

A. Sitar

B. Tabla

C. Veena

D. Mohan Veena
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ANSWER: A. Sitar

Anoushka Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British Indian sitar player and composer. She is the daughter

of Pandit Ravi Shankar and Sukanya Rajan, and the half-sister of Norah Jones.

12. The famous shehnai player of India is ............

A. Bismillah Khan

B. Ravi Shankar

C. Latif Khan

D. Manoj khan

ANSWER: A. Bismillah Khan

Ustad Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with

popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class.

13. Which of the following instrument player is known for Mohana veena?

A. Ravi Shankar

B. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

C. Bismillah Khan

D. Sitara Chaurasia

ANSWER: B. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, also known as V. M. Bhatt, is a Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who

plays the Mohan veena.

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14. Ustad Allah Rakha played which of the following Musical Instrument?

A. Saxophone

B. Sitar

C. Sarod

D. Tabla

ANSWER: D. Tabla

Ustad Allarakha Qureshi, popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialized

in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Ravi Shankar and was

largely responsible for introducing Tabla to the western audience.

15. Lakshmi Narayan Subramaniam is the famous player of?

A. Sitar

B. Violin

C. Tabla

D. Saxophone

ANSWER: B. Violin

Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is an Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical

Carnatic music tradition and Western classical music, and renowned for his

virtuoso playing techniques and compositions in orchestral fusion.

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16. Who is known as a father of modern dance in India, By integrated European theatrical techniques

with Indian classical and folk dance forms and came up with his style known as Creative Dance.?

A. Shovana Narayan

B. Uday Shankar

C. Briju Maharaj

D. Ravi Shankar

ANSWER: B. Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar Known as the father of Modern Dance in India, he started the revival movement of

Indian classical dances in 1930. One of the most astonishing facts about him was that he had never

received any kind of formal training in any of the classical dances of India. He rose to fame because of

his out of the box ideology, creativity and innovative techniques. He integrated European theatrical

techniques with Indian classical and folk dance forms and came up with his style known as Creative

Dance. This was the inception of the Modern Dance of India.

17. Sonal Mansingh is a famous classical dancer of which classical dance?

A. Manipuri

B. Oddisi

C. Sattriya

D. Bharatnatyam

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ANSWER: B. Oddisi

Renowned for her Odissi dancing style, Sonal Mansingh is an eminent Indian Classical dancer.Her

dancing career started in 1962. Sonal Mansingh founded the Centre for Indian Classical Dances in

New Delhi. Sonal Mansingh was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 1992. In 1987, she was awarded

the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

18. Yamini Pooranatilaka is a famous classical dancer of?

A. Kathak

B. Kathakali

C. Kuchipudi

D. Oddisi

ANSWER: C. Kuchipudi

Yamini Krishnamurthy, she is a renowned Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer. She started her career

at the age seventeen years with a dance performance in 1957. She was honored with the Padma Shri

in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016. Yamini Krishnamurthy was awarded

the “Natya Shastra” award by Shambhavi School of Dance at “Nayika-Excellence Personified” on

the occasion of 2014 Women’s Day

19. Which classical dance is associated with Srimanta sankardev ?

A. Bharatnatyam

B. Bihu
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C. Kuchipudi

D. Sattriya

ANSWER: D. Sattriya

Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath: a saint-scholar, poet, playwright,

social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam, India.

20. Who is the famous oddisi classical dancer?

A. Rukimani Arundale

B. Ravi Shankar

C. Kelucharan Moha patra

D. Shovana Narayan

ANSWER: C .Kelucharan moha patra

Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance,

who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. He is

the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.

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