SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CHSL - 25 May 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q40

Padma Shri awardee Guru Amubi Singh was conferred the award for his significant contributions to which of the following dance forms?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

  • Ojha Maisnam Amubi Singh ( a guru in music and dance) was born in the Uripok area of Imphal, the Capital of Manipur, in the year 1881.
  • The first Padma Shri awardee Guru Maisnam Amubi Singh, doyen of Manipuri Dance is the founder of the Marup.
  • Founded in 1963 the Manipuri Jagoi Marup is an institution devoted to the development of Manipuri dances and its rejuvenation.