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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 30

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2000, was an exponent of which of the following classical dances of India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Odissi.

  • Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, along with his wife, founded the Odissi dance school Srjan, a premier training institution, in Bhubaneswar, in 1993.
  • Mohapatra was also the first person from Odisha to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan.
  • He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1966 and Padma Shree in 1975. In 1981, he was conferred a Doctorate by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.
  • In 1987, he was awarded the Kalidas Samman instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1988 and the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000.