SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CHSL - 2 June 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q36

Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran was conferred the Padma Shri award for her contribution to which of the following dance forms?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4. i.e. Mohiniyattam.

  • Kalamandalam Kshemavathy is a Mohiniyattam dancer from Thrissur, Kerala.
  • She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2011, Kerela Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award for Bharatnatyam, Kalamandalam Award for Mohiniattam in 1993 etc.
  • he has choreographed close to 100 poems; culled scenes from famous classics like Chintavistayaya Sita, Karuna etc.