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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 39

SSC MTS - 15 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q39

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Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with _________ dance form of India.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Odissi.

  • Mohapatra was also the first person from Odisha to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan.
  • Odissi dance school, SRJAN, a premier training institution was founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 1993. 
  • Mohapatra received a number of awards from the government. 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.