SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 11th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q38

Kandyan Dance is a typical dance form practiced in ______.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Sri Lanka.

  • Kandyan is a dance form in Sri Lanka. 
  • Originally only males were allowed to train as dancers, there are now several schools that also train women in the Kandyan dance form. 
  • The drum used in Kandyan dancing is known as the Geta Bera, the drum in low country dancing as the “Yak Bera“, and the drum in Sabaragamu dancing the Daul beraya.